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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Palestine took in $24.4 million and spent $15.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Fines and other3.1%State tax money0.5%Federal tax money<0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Palestine's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Property tax
24%$5.9 million
Sales tax
23%$5.5 million
Other taxes
5.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$19 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$129 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$454 thousand
Fines
1.2%$295 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

3.5%

of Palestine's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$538 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$350 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$256 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$228 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$518 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$413 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$19 thousand
  • Public transit$12 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$940 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$902 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$549 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$421 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$246 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Palestine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Palestine 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.