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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Paragonah took in $707 thousand and spent $542 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%Town taxes20%State tax money18%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes20%

Sales tax
12%$82 thousand
Property tax
7.5%$53 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$428 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$273 thousand
  • Water$101 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$125 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Paragonah's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$304 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$263 thousand
  • Water supply$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$65 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Paragonah. 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 Town of Paragonah 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.