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Ball Ground's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ball Ground took in $6.5 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%City taxes28%County and local tax money17%Fines and other2.7%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

17%

of Ball Ground's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
18%$1.2 million
Other taxes
10%$651 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$241 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$145 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$126 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$29 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$954 thousand
  • Water$549 thousand
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$68 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$98 thousand
Fines
1.2%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Sent to other local governments7.4%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

7.4%

of Ball Ground's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$899 thousand
  • Water supply$682 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$283 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$417 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$797 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$291 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$514 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$514 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$417 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$417 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$359 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$356 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$68 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ball Ground. 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 Ball Ground 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.