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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buckner took in $394 thousand and spent $281 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fines and other21%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money13%State tax money9.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.6%

What stands out

28%

of Buckner's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Sales tax
28%$112 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$18 thousand

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 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%$56 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$36 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$51 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
15%$58 thousand
Fines
6.3%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

11%

of Buckner's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$105 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$83 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Buckner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Buckner 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.