City government · New Madrid County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Parma took in $889 thousand and spent $870 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)31%City taxes27%State tax money26%Fines and other16%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes27%

Sales tax
13%$112 thousand
Other taxes
12%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$97 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$28 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$275 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$138 thousand
  • Sewer$96 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$233 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
12%$105 thousand
Fines
3.7%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Interest on debt2.2%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Parma'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$322 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$241 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$195 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$201 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$82 thousand
  • Water supply$72 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Parma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Parma 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.