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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Polo took in $2.8 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%State tax money32%City taxes24%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
16%$452 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$154 thousand
  • Other licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$612 thousand
  • Water$300 thousand
  • Garbage collection$231 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$911 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%

What stands out

28%

of Polo'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%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$628 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$228 thousand
  • Sewer systems$206 thousand
  • Water supply$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$390 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$390 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$302 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$165 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Polo. 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 Polo 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.