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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Prentiss took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Town taxes23%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

42%

of Prentiss' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes23%

Property tax
20%$400 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$424 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$210 thousand
  • Sewer$124 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$143 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$823 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$14 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$86 thousand
Fines
1.5%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

36%

of Prentiss' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$658 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$455 thousand
  • Sewer systems$123 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$636 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$320 thousand
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$366 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$288 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Prentiss. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Prentiss 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.