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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bell took in $35.4 million and spent $31.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (housing, garbage collection)18%Federal tax money6.1%State tax money6.0%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

13%

of Bell's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes68%

Property tax
28%$9.9 million
Other taxes
27%$9.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$502 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$469 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
13%$4.6 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Housing$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$518 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$2.2 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.3%$473 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development7.0%All other spending10%

What stands out

7%

of Bell's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$7.0 million
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)$6.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Public transit$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Housing and community development
7.0%$2.2 million
Interest on debt
5.9%$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$734 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$734 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$632 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$410 thousand
  • Sewer systems$222 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bell 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.