Town government · Valencia County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Peralta took in $3.0 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money24%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)22%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes52%

Sales tax
44%$1.3 million
Property tax
7.2%$216 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$662 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and sewer
  • Parks and recreation$425 thousand
  • Sewer$237 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$729 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
0.9%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Roads, transit and parking23%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs7.6%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Peralta's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$749 thousand
  • Police$504 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$601 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$601 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$409 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$409 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$203 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$193 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Peralta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Peralta 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.