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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Perry took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fines and other13%State tax money12%County and local tax money6.1%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)5.4%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

10%

of Perry's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
55%$944 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Water$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$54 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$207 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$105 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$165 thousand
Fines
3.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Perry's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$728 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$665 thousand
  • Airports$61 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$398 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$265 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$146 thousand
  • Public health$119 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$92 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Perry. 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 Town of Perry 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.