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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plain took in $6.1 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)38%Fines and other11%State tax money8.4%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes41%

Sales tax
19%$1.2 million
Other taxes
18%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$604 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$453 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.3%$204 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$446 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
  • Road charges$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$510 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$136 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$629 thousand
Fines
0.5%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

14%

of Plain's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$611 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$461 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$857 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$547 thousand
  • Fire protection$280 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$737 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$737 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$683 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$548 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$566 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$566 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plain. 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 Plain 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.