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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pleasant Valley took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money22%Federal tax money14%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)1.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Pleasant Valley's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
57%$754 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$179 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$285 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 other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt8.5%Health and hospitals2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

8.5%

of Pleasant Valley's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$561 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$561 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$213 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)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pleasant Valley. 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 Pleasant Valley 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.