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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plainfield took in $579 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money10%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money5.5%Federal tax money5.4%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
29%$169 thousand
Sales tax
9.7%$56 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$186 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$84 thousand
  • Sewer$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$31 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$60 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$32 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

60%

of Plainfield'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
60%$443 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$242 thousand
  • Sewer systems$173 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$81 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$65 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$24 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$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plainfield. 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 Plainfield 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.