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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Powell took in $18.8 million and spent $16.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)65%State tax money23%City taxes6.3%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

65%

of Powell'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 taxes6.3%

Property tax
4.0%$760 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$421 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$131 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.8 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Sewer$788 thousand
  • Other service charges$482 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$422 thousand
  • Airport$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$4.3 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$210 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$867 thousand
Fines
0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Powell's 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
50%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$373 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$138 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$737 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$530 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$485 thousand
  • Government buildings$140 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Airports$473 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$41 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Powell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Powell 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.