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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plentywood took in $1.2 million and spent $804 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%State tax money35%Fees for services (parks and recreation)18%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
41%$512 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$218 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$208 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$435 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$64 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Plentywood's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$277 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$197 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$201 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$187 thousand
  • Airports$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$125 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$69 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plentywood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 City of Plentywood 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.