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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Powell took in $20.3 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes84%State tax money10%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.7%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

62%

of Powell's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes84%

Individual income tax
62%$12.6 million
Property tax
12%$2.5 million
Other taxes
5.1%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$890 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$112 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
4.3%$876 thousand

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$338 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$174 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$313 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$518 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs31%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Roads, transit and parking5.7%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

11%

of Powell's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$971 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$245 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$804 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$170 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$651 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$651 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$324 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Powell. 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 City of Powell 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.