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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Paton took in $679 thousand and spent $660 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)39%Fines and other36%City taxes19%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

36%

of Paton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
14%$97 thousand
Sales tax
4.4%$30 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$268 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$205 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Sewer$27 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$25 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$12 thousand

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
36%$246 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

12%

of Paton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$339 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$266 thousand
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$162 thousand
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$129 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$12 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$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paton. 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 Paton 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.