City government · Platte County, MO

Platte City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Platte City took in $8.5 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended October 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money11%County and local tax money7.4%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes45%

Sales tax
33%$2.8 million
Property tax
11%$974 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$771 thousand
  • Garbage collection$390 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$138 thousand
  • Other service charges$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$974 thousand

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$632 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.3%$114 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

11%

of Platte City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$744 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$851 thousand
  • Sewer systems$797 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$188 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$151 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$781 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$781 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$758 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$758 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Platte City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 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 Platte City 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.