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Pine Forest's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pine Forest took in $242 thousand and spent $141 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes100%

What stands out

95%

of Pine Forest's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes100%

Other taxes
95%$230 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; amusement licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$109 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$108 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.0%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs84%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

84%

of Pine Forest's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
84%$118 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pine Forest. 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 Pine Forest 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.