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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Powderly took in $679 thousand and spent $790 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)31%State tax money15%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Powderly's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes51%

Other taxes
34%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$174 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$111 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$211 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$206 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$102 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$19 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Sent to other local governments11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

60%

of Powderly's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$471 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)$282 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$189 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$88 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$84 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$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$72 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Powderly. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Powderly 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.