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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Poplar took in $1.6 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)77%City taxes12%State tax money9.6%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

77%

of Poplar's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$202 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$447 thousand
  • Sewer$446 thousand
  • Garbage collection$371 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$158 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs2.8%Interest on debt1.7%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

82%

of Poplar'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
82%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$493 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$330 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$543 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$543 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$70 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Poplar. 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 Poplar 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.