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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pleasantville took in $32.4 million and spent $24.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)15%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Pleasantville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes78%

Property tax
77%$24.9 million
Other taxes
0.9%$287 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$221 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$785 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.2%

Fines
0.1%$41 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Running the government and other costs5.4%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

62%

of Pleasantville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$15.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$325 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$241 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$549 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$507 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$355 thousand
  • Government buildings$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$305 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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