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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Panora took in $5.0 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes21%Federal tax money3.5%State tax money3.3%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

67%

of Panora's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
18%$881 thousand
Sales tax
2.8%$142 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water$746 thousand
  • Other service charges$500 thousand
  • Sewer$449 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$173 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$165 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$131 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$144 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals13%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

13%

of Panora's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.3 million
  • Water supply$605 thousand
  • Sewer systems$407 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$735 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$652 thousand
  • Government buildings$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$556 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$556 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$285 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$221 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$145 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
  • Airports$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Panora. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Panora 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.