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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bunnell took in $11.0 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%City taxes28%State tax money13%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Bunnell'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%.

City taxes28%

Other taxes
15%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$717 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$629 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$155 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$105 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$1.4 million

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$909 thousand
  • Other service charges$633 thousand
  • Road charges$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$254 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.4 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%$100 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$894 thousand
Fines
0.4%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

22%

of Bunnell'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$769 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$362 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$490 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$451 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$225 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$319 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$319 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$121 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bunnell. 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 City of Bunnell 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.