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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Peculiar took in $10.3 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes35%Fines and other15%State tax money7.8%County and local tax money4.0%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes35%

Sales tax
21%$2.1 million
Property tax
8.7%$888 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$581 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$377 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$80 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$73 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$360 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$801 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$408 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.5 million
Fines
0.8%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

12%

of Peculiar's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$879 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$293 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$152 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$76 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$808 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$484 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$324 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$747 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$747 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$667 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$366 thousand
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$233 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$233 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$171 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Peculiar. 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 City of Peculiar 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.