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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Proctor took in $10.3 million and spent $9.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)60%City taxes22%State tax money12%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

60%

of Proctor's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
16%$1.7 million
Sales tax
4.5%$466 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$145 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Liquor stores$1.3 million
  • Sewer$598 thousand
  • Other service charges$182 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$349 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$156 thousand
Fines
0.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Running the government and other costs8.5%Interest on debt1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

55%

of Proctor's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 1 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$495 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$913 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$913 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$797 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$380 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$306 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Proctor. 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 Proctor 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.