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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Paris took in $9.2 million and spent $7.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money18%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.1%Federal tax money0.3%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

80%

of Paris' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
80%$7.4 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$101 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$27 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs75%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

75%

of Paris' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
75%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$649 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$767 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$767 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$454 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$454 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$289 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$289 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$252 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$198 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Paris. 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 Town of Paris 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.