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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pierson took in $795 thousand and spent $948 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes28%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Federal tax money23%State tax money13%County and local tax money5.0%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
20%$157 thousand
Sales tax
8.1%$64 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 services27%

Fees for services
27%$214 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Sewer$72 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$181 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$103 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$40 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$34 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Running the government and other costs8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Housing and community development3.7%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

65%

of Pierson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$616 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$528 thousand
  • Water supply$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$9 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$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pierson. 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 Pierson 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.