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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bushnell took in $13.2 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)65%Fines and other16%City taxes13%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

16%

of Bushnell's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
7.5%$988 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$688 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$615 thousand
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$777 thousand
  • Garbage collection$672 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$555 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$270 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$2.1 million
Fines
0.5%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Running the government and other costs7.3%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

71%

of Bushnell's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
71%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$693 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$667 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$894 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$758 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$112 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$806 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$771 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$791 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$791 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$391 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$199 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$162 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$318 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bushnell. 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 Bushnell 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.