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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Post took in $4.3 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes30%County and local tax money15%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
15%$672 thousand
Property tax
9.3%$405 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$242 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$234 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$446 thousand
  • Garbage collection$421 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$634 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$289 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Sent to other local governments9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Running the government and other costs4.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

9.1%

of Post's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$743 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$533 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$565 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$565 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$321 thousand
  • Libraries$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$282 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$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 Post. 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 Post 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.