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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Perryton took in $11.5 million and spent $10.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)55%City taxes42%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

18%

of Perryton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Property tax
19%$2.1 million
Sales tax
18%$2.0 million
Other taxes
5.6%$651 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$418 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$226 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$2.5 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Sewer$559 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$376 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking0.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Perryton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$950 thousand
  • Water supply$694 thousand
  • Sewer systems$374 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$913 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$170 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$587 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$337 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$75 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Perryton. 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 Perryton 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.