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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Price took in $18.9 million and spent $20.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)40%City taxes32%Fines and other15%Federal tax money6.9%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes32%

Sales tax
16%$3.0 million
Other taxes
12%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$895 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$95 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$892 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$918 thousand
  • Garbage collection$564 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$124 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$1.3 million

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$753 thousand

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%$360 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$2.7 million
Fines
0.5%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

55%

of Price'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
55%$11.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$8.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$453 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$967 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$250 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.2 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)$770 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$681 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$518 thousand
  • Government buildings$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$199 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$171 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Price. 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 Price 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.