City government · Price County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Phillips took in $4.3 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes28%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money21%Federal tax money16%County and local tax money6.0%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
27%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$475 thousand
  • Water$327 thousand
  • Other service charges$226 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$708 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$892 thousand

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$261 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$205 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs5.9%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

15%

of Phillips' 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
30%$950 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$445 thousand
  • Sewer systems$441 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$671 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$671 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$641 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$511 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$482 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$386 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$183 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$154 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Phillips. 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 Phillips 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.