City government · Butte County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Biggs took in $5.7 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)73%City taxes10%Fines and other7.9%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

73%

of Biggs' 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 taxes10%

Property tax
7.9%$450 thousand
Sales tax
1.6%$91 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Sewer$761 thousand
  • Water$555 thousand
  • Garbage collection$239 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$234 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$271 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$453 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments9.6%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

10%

of Biggs' 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
55%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$357 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
  • Water supply$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$818 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$562 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.6%$463 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$463 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$359 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$321 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$163 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$79 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Biggs. 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 Biggs 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.