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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pickering took in $45 thousand and spent $54 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)58%City taxes33%State tax money8.9%

What stands out

18%

of Pickering's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes33%

Other taxes
18%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$7 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

37%

of Pickering's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$16 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pickering. 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 Pickering 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.