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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Paris took in $14.1 million and spent $12.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%City taxes22%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

41%

of Paris' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
14%$1.9 million
Other taxes
7.9%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$934 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$114 thousand
  • Other licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$921 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$5.8 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$357 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

25%

of Paris' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$632 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$460 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$386 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
  • Libraries$188 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$319 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$319 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 April 30, 2022. 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.