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Prairie Home's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Prairie Home took in $243 thousand and spent $164 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%City taxes22%Federal tax money12%State tax money4.9%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
10%$25 thousand
Sales tax
8.6%$21 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$144 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$29 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$12 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Interest on debt3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

59%

of Prairie Home's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
  • Water supply$36 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$39 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$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 Prairie Home. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 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 Prairie Home 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.