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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plover took in $413 thousand and spent $235 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money37%Federal tax money8.7%Fees for services1.2%County and local tax money0.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

8.7%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
53%$218 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$36 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$151 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Interest on debt3.0%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Plover'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%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plover. 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 Plover 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.