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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Parchment took in $2.1 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%State tax money32%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

44%

of Parchment's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
44%$916 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$383 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$184 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Other service charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$659 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Sent to other local governments17%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

17%

of Parchment's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$709 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$709 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$484 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$445 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$468 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$363 thousand
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$425 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$425 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$300 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$300 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$146 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Parchment. 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 City of Parchment 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.