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Patterson's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Patterson took in $1.7 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money28%County and local tax money25%City taxes24%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

25%

of Patterson's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
15%$249 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$58 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$374 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$196 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$468 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$427 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.9%$15 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments37%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

37%

of Patterson's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
37%$372 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$372 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$174 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$159 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$173 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Patterson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Patterson 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.