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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Point Pleasant took in $6.0 million and spent $5.5 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 (sewer, garbage collection)49%City taxes37%Fines and other8.1%State tax money5.8%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

of Point Pleasant's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes37%

Other taxes
26%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$312 thousand
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$79 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$625 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$658 thousand
  • Water$646 thousand
  • Other service charges$523 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$10 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$347 thousand

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%$1 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$413 thousand
Fines
1.2%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

12%

of Point Pleasant'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
43%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$882 thousand
  • Sewer systems$811 thousand
  • Water supply$648 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$964 thousand
  • Fire protection$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$654 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$654 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$637 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$637 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$636 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$388 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$189 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$99 thousand
Social services
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Point Pleasant. 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 Point Pleasant 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.