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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Prineville took in $25.4 million and spent $24.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes30%State tax money8.7%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money5.2%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

20%

of Prineville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes30%

Other taxes
20%$5.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$675 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$521 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$2.6 million

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.0 million
  • Airport$887 thousand
  • Other service charges$689 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.2%$1.3 million

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$2.2 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$612 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$2.1 million
Fines
0.3%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

27%

of Prineville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$973 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$902 thousand
  • Government buildings$276 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$958 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$964 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$859 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$105 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$192 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Prineville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Prineville 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.