City government · Clay County, MO

Pleasant Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pleasant Valley took in $4.1 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, hospital bills)20%State tax money9.7%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money3.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes58%

Sales tax
42%$1.7 million
Property tax
11%$439 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$180 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$834 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and hospital bills
  • Sewer$738 thousand
  • Hospital bills$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$19 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$396 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$122 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Fines
4.6%$189 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.1%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs32%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Pleasant Valley's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$792 thousand
  • Fire protection$498 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$105 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$596 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$441 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$628 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$618 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$142 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$38 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pleasant Valley. 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 Pleasant Valley 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.