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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pleasantville took in $2.9 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money8.5%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money5.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
30%$872 thousand
Sales tax
10%$299 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$597 thousand
  • Water$409 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$163 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$246 thousand

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%$8 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$173 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Interest on debt7.4%All other spending12%

What stands out

7.4%

of Pleasantville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$397 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$403 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$294 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$276 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$218 thousand
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$237 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$231 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$236 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Libraries$67 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$76 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$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pleasantville. 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 Pleasantville 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.