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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pike took in $1.1 million and spent $866 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money20%County and local tax money16%Federal tax money5.0%Fees for services (water)4.0%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

16%

of Pike's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$558 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$42 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$54 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$222 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$173 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$13 thousand
Fines
0.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%Health and hospitals0.1%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

69%

of Pike's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$600 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$600 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$227 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$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pike. 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 Pike 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.