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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bayfield took in $5.2 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Town taxes36%County and local tax money25%Fines and other0.5%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes36%

Sales tax
32%$1.7 million
Property tax
4.4%$233 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$994 thousand
  • Water$759 thousand
  • Garbage collection$186 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$8 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$18 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Roads, transit and parking7.7%

What stands out

8.5%

of Bayfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$824 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
  • Sewer systems$271 thousand
  • Water supply$245 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$379 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$379 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$216 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bayfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bayfield 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.