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Park River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Park River took in $5.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%City taxes19%State tax money6.9%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

72%

of Park River'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 taxes19%

Property tax
10%$569 thousand
Sales tax
8.7%$490 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Water$970 thousand
  • Garbage collection$282 thousand
  • Sewer$161 thousand
  • Housing$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$48 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$390 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Running the government and other costs5.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

77%

of Park River'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
77%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$740 thousand
  • Water supply$618 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$309 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$395 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$288 thousand
  • Airports$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.6%$294 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$228 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$228 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$157 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$87 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$70 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$121 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Park River. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Park River 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.