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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Powers took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%State tax money34%City taxes21%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Powers' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
18%$262 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$623 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$301 thousand
  • Sewer$270 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$484 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$11 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Running the government and other costs6.4%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

14%

of Powers' 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
44%$508 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$290 thousand
  • Water supply$218 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$237 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$204 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$157 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$74 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)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$25 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Powers. 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 Powers 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.