Village government · Hickory County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Preston took in $856 thousand and spent $615 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money95%Village taxes3.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

95%

of Preston's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes3.4%

Sales tax
2.6%$22 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money95%

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

From the state
95%$815 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

88%

of Preston's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
88%$543 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$543 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$71 thousand
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$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$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

Village of Preston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 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 Village of Preston 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.