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Priest River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Priest River took in $4.2 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes24%State tax money18%Federal tax money16%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
21%$869 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$89 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$835 thousand
  • Sewer$777 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$659 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$780 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$119 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$30 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs5.1%Interest on debt4.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

24%

of Priest River's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$818 thousand
  • Water supply$816 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$889 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$889 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$660 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$499 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$115 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$185 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$178 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$173 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$89 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Priest River. 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 Priest River 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.