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South Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Prairie took in $943 thousand and spent $775 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Town taxes33%State tax money10%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

8.8%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
15%$140 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.8%$83 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$498 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$264 thousand
  • Water$229 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$96 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$38 thousand
Fines
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

12%

of South Prairie'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
40%$310 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$217 thousand
  • Water supply$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Prairie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of South Prairie 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.