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Ponce De Leon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Ponce De Leon took in $870 thousand and spent $126 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)48%State tax money30%Town taxes14%Fines and other8.3%

What stands out

30%

of Ponce De Leon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes14%

Other taxes
12%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$14 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$421 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$410 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
30%$258 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Interest on debt25%Roads, transit and parking25%Parks, recreation and libraries10%

What stands out

25%

of Ponce De Leon's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
Interest on debt
25%$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ponce De Leon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ponce De Leon itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.