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Prairie City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Prairie City took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%City taxes18%County and local tax money11%State tax money11%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax
15%$199 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$679 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$345 thousand
  • Water$331 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$142 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$149 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

49%

of Prairie City'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
49%$539 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$281 thousand
  • Water supply$251 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$225 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Prairie City. 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 Prairie City 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.