City government · Inyo County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bishop took in $15.6 million and spent $11.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%State tax money9.8%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes67%

Sales tax
33%$5.2 million
Other taxes
27%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$840 thousand
  • Other licenses$170 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.7%$1.0 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$143 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$513 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Housing and community development1.3%

What stands out

42%

of Bishop's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$547 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$314 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$743 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$961 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$961 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$527 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$527 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$157 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bishop. 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 Bishop 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.