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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Peru took in $160 thousand and spent $118 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes37%Federal tax money8.1%Fees for services1.3%

What stands out

54%

of Peru's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$59 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$13 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Health and hospitals3.4%

What stands out

3.4%

of Peru's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Peru. 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 Peru 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.