Town government · Gilchrist County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bell took in $264 thousand and spent $93 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%State tax money17%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

60%

of Bell's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes80%

Other taxes
60%$158 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$53 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$44 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

76%

of Bell's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
76%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.