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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Puxico took in $1.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money26%City taxes24%Fines and other9.9%Federal tax money6.9%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes24%

Sales tax
13%$167 thousand
Property tax
7.1%$88 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$406 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$193 thousand
  • Water$138 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$86 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$330 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$121 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt8.2%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

36%

of Puxico'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
36%$446 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$446 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$253 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
  • Water supply$122 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$105 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$188 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$103 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$97 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Puxico. 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 Puxico 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.