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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pagedale took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%State tax money22%Fines and other16%

What stands out

23%

of Pagedale's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes62%

Other taxes
35%$943 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$500 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$374 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$39 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
23%$619 thousand
Property tax
3.6%$96 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$590 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$239 thousand
Fines
6.9%$183 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Housing and community development7.3%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

52%

of Pagedale's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$600 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$282 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$201 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$188 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
Housing and community development
7.3%$182 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$123 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$123 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pagedale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pagedale 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.