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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Preston took in $5.6 million and spent $113 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes18%State tax money12%Fines and other12%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

11%

of Preston's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Property tax
16%$901 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$105 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$945 thousand
  • Other service charges$112 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$598 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$691 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$95 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$634 thousand
Fines
0.4%$20 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Preston. 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 City of Preston 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.