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Park Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Park Falls took in $8.8 million and spent $8.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%State tax money20%City taxes18%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

11%

of Park Falls' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Property tax
17%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Sewer$632 thousand
  • Water$626 thousand
  • Garbage collection$186 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Airport$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$958 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.7 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$305 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$416 thousand
Fines
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

34%

of Park Falls' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Airports$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$868 thousand
  • Sewer systems$743 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$263 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$871 thousand
  • Fire protection$650 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.2 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$803 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$579 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$454 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$394 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Park Falls. 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 City of Park Falls 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.