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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Perry took in $3.0 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money28%County and local tax money15%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Perry's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax

56%$1.7 million

Other taxes

0.2%$5 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses

Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government

0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state

28%$838 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

15%$461 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other

0.9%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges59%Sent to other local governments17%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

59%

of Perry's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

59%$1.5 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$1.5 million

Sent to other local governments

17%$431 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$431 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

13%$331 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$331 thousand

Running the government and other costs

6.2%$157 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
Other and not broken out$28 thousand
Government buildings$15 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.7%$44 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

1.5%$37 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$37 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.2%$31 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$31 thousand

Interest on debt

0.1%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Perry. 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 Perry 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.