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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Paris took in $613 thousand and spent $558 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)81%City taxes15%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

81%

of Paris' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
10%$62 thousand
Sales tax
2.6%$16 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$496 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$408 thousand
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$23 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.8%Running the government and other costs4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Police, fire, courts and jails0.7%

What stands out

78%

of Paris' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
78%$433 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$384 thousand
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paris. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Paris 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.