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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pemberton took in $534 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)35%State tax money13%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
42%$224 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$187 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Water$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$13 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$68 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$39 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt8.3%Roads, transit and parking7.2%

What stands out

19%

of Pemberton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$56 thousand
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$29 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pemberton. 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 Pemberton 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.