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Pleasant Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pleasant Grove took in $50.2 million and spent $77.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fines and other32%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money6.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Pleasant Grove'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 taxes33%

Sales tax
14%$6.8 million
Property tax
13%$6.7 million
Other taxes
5.7%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$613 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$485 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$14.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$8.7 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$751 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$748 thousand
  • Other service charges$709 thousand
  • Housing$241 thousand
  • Road charges$146 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$3.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$43 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
32%$16.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

46%

of Pleasant Grove's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$35.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$32.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$515 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$113 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$16.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$12.2 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$535 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$689 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.9%$3.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.8 million
Interest on debt
4.5%$3.5 million
Social services
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$966 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pleasant Grove. 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 Pleasant Grove 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.