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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Perry took in $9.0 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money17%Fines and other16%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes31%

Sales tax
14%$1.3 million
Property tax
12%$1.1 million
Other taxes
4.9%$442 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$286 thousand
  • Other licenses$140 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$632 thousand
  • Garbage collection$306 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
  • Other service charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.5%$311 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.5 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$171 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.4 million
Fines
0.5%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

63%

of Perry's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$663 thousand
  • Water supply$438 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$265 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$868 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$154 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$591 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$577 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$124 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Perry. 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 City of Perry 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.