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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Provo took in $96.4 million and spent $102 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 taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)34%Fines and other26%Federal tax money1.4%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

24%

of Provo's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
19%$18.3 million
Other taxes
14%$13.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$11.7 million
  • Other licenses$680 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$607 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.8%$4.6 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$32.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 7 more
  • Sewer$13.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.5 million
  • Other service charges$6.2 million
  • Airport$3.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$709 thousand
  • Parking$111 thousand
  • Housing$94 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$31 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$1.4 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
24%$23.2 million
Fines
1.7%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

30%

of Provo's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$32.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$16.6 million
  • Fire protection$10.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$30.5 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$23.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$555 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$14.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.0 million
  • Libraries$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$10.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$10.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$3.2 million
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$4.2 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Provo. 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 Provo 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.