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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Plymouth took in $44.6 million and spent $39.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)66%City taxes17%Fines and other7.9%State tax money4.7%County and local tax money3.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Plymouth's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
16%$7.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$478 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$258 thousand
  • Other licenses$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$29.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$24.0 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$385 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand
  • Other service charges$77 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$193 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$2.1 million

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$3.4 million
Fines
0.2%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

76%

of Plymouth's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$29.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$24.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$718 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$495 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$139 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$2.6 million
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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$430 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Parking$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$751 thousand
  • Libraries$591 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$750 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plymouth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Plymouth 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.