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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pella took in $666 thousand and spent $654 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Town taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Pella's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
30%$203 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$45 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$332 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

11%

of Pella's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$335 thousand
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$263 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pella. 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 Pella 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.