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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Piedmont took in $3.4 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
34%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.6%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$176 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.4%$80 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$770 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$452 thousand
  • Sewer$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Airport$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$256 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$848 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$59 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs20%Social services16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

16%

of Piedmont's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$837 thousand
  • Sewer systems$676 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$914 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$543 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$371 thousand
Social services
16%$759 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$759 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$585 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$472 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$491 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$452 thousand
  • Airports$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$168 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$141 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$102 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Piedmont 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.