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Post Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Post Falls took in $68.0 million and spent $23.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%City taxes22%State tax money12%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money5.7%

What stands out

48%

of Post Falls' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
20%$13.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$789 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$728 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$32.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$22.1 million
  • Water$5.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$944 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.4%$4.4 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$8.3 million

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$3.8 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$4.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

49%

of Post Falls' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$9.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$917 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$752 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$395 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$394 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Post Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Post Falls 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.