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Bull Shoals's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bull Shoals took in $3.7 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%County and local tax money5.9%State tax money5.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes55%

Sales tax
47%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.5%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$151 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$114 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$577 thousand
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Sewer$245 thousand
  • Airport$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$194 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$219 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.9%$33 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt6.6%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

5.8%

of Bull Shoals' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$700 thousand
  • Sewer systems$271 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$593 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$535 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$538 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)$508 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$142 thousand
  • Airports$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.8%$175 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$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bull Shoals. 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 Bull Shoals 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.