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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Buckeye took in $286 million and spent $330 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money23%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

29%

of Buckeye's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

Town taxes47%

Sales tax
29%$83.1 million
Property tax
10%$29.7 million
Other taxes
7.5%$21.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$18.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$463 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$67.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$39.4 million
  • Sewer$16.2 million
  • Garbage collection$11.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$212 thousand
  • Airport$207 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$824 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$65.0 million

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%$568 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$16.6 million
Fines
0.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

28%

of Buckeye's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$108 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$73.2 million
  • Sewer systems$23.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.7 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$93.1 million
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)$40.8 million
  • Government buildings$33.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$72.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$40.7 million
  • Fire protection$28.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$20.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$15.0 million
  • Airports$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$14.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.7 million
  • Libraries$2.0 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$11.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.2 million
Housing and community development
3.0%$9.7 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$259 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$259 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buckeye. 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 Town of Buckeye 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.