City government · Phillips County, KS

Prairie View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prairie View took in $89 thousand and spent $51 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%City taxes28%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

10%

of Prairie View'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
28%$25 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$37 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$9 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Running the government and other costs18%

What stands out

82%

of Prairie View'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
82%$42 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$29 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$9 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Prairie View. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Prairie View 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.