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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainville took in $176 thousand and spent $112 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%County and local tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.3%State tax money3.4%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

39%

of Plainville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes62%

Other taxes
39%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$40 thousand

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$6 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$44 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs74%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%

What stands out

74%

of Plainville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
74%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plainville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Plainville 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.