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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Payson took in $54.6 million and spent $78.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other35%Fees for services (electric power, water)33%City taxes24%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

34%

of Payson's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes24%

Sales tax
13%$7.3 million
Other taxes
6.1%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$647 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$529 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$2.5 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$18.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$4.4 million
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$4.0 million

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%$170 thousand

Fines and other35%

Interest, rents and other
34%$18.7 million
Fines
0.7%$407 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Roads, transit and parking1.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

67%

of Payson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$53.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$40.2 million
  • Water supply$7.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$394 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$797 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.5 million
  • Libraries$636 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$879 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$879 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$851 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$851 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$422 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$422 thousand
Social services
0.4%$317 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$317 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$234 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Payson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Payson 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.