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North Plains's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), North Plains took in $6.5 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%Fees for services (water, road charges)29%City taxes20%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money4.2%

What stands out

38%

of North Plains' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
14%$891 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$410 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$400 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$338 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$549 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$273 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$2.4 million
Fines
0.6%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

18%

of North Plains' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$855 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$487 thousand
  • Government buildings$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$730 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$436 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$294 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$443 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$443 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$375 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$375 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Plains. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of North Plains 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.