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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pretty Prairie took in $990 thousand and spent $509 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other7.3%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money5.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
37%$362 thousand
Sales tax
11%$105 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$331 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$181 thousand
  • Sewer$93 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$50 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$70 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$70 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%

What stands out

16%

of Pretty Prairie'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$204 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$189 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$121 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
  • Water supply$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$82 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pretty Prairie. 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 Pretty Prairie 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.