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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Potosi took in $8.9 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes30%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Federal tax money28%County and local tax money8.9%State tax money2.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
25%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.8%$253 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$231 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.0%$182 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$828 thousand
  • Garbage collection$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$2.5 million

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$177 thousand

County and local tax money8.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.9%$800 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
0.9%$80 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Potosi's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$472 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$145 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$857 thousand
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$377 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$331 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$156 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Potosi. 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 Potosi 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.