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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Perry took in $25.1 million and spent $31.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%City taxes30%Federal tax money27%State tax money5.9%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Perry's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Property tax

14%$3.6 million

Sales tax

12%$3.1 million

Other taxes

2.9%$726 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more

Other licenses$531 thousand
Public utility taxes$100 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services

35%$8.7 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more

Water$4.7 million
Sewer$2.5 million
Garbage collection$952 thousand
Parks and recreation$383 thousand
Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
Airport$37 thousand
Road charges$30 thousand
Other service charges$27 thousand
Housing$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government

27%$6.7 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state

5.9%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.3%$67 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other

2.9%$724 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Running the government and other costs7.2%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

38%

of Perry'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

38%$11.8 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$9.7 million
Airports$2.1 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

36%$11.2 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$7.2 million
Water supply$3.1 million
Garbage and solid waste$932 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.6%$2.7 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Libraries$668 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.7%$2.4 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.9 million
Fire protection$472 thousand
Courts and legal services$64 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.2%$2.2 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more

Other and not broken out$971 thousand
Government buildings$604 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$313 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
Other government-run businesses$149 thousand

Interest on debt

2.0%$605 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$17 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$17 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Perry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Perry 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.