Village government · Darke County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Palestine took in $59 thousand and spent $83 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money53%Village taxes46%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

53%

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

Village taxes46%

Other taxes
36%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$16 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$6 thousand

County and local tax money53%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
53%$31 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

30%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Palestine. 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 Village of Palestine 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.