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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Paxton took in $4.9 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%City taxes19%Federal tax money9.8%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
17%$813 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$890 thousand
  • Sewer$409 thousand
  • Other service charges$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$482 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$2.0 million

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
1.4%$68 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Housing and community development5.1%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

23%

of Paxton'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
27%$921 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$524 thousand
  • Water supply$392 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$806 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$806 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$684 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$684 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$658 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)$483 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$175 thousand
Housing and community development
5.1%$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$147 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$18 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$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paxton. 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 Paxton 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.