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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blakely took in $18.6 million and spent $15.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)75%County and local tax money7.4%City taxes7.4%Federal tax money4.6%State tax money3.2%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

75%

of Blakely's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.4%

Other taxes
4.4%$810 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$421 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$128 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.0%$566 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$14.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$8.4 million
  • Gas$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$804 thousand
  • Sewer$775 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$853 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$594 thousand

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$341 thousand
Fines
0.2%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

61%

of Blakely'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
61%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Gas supply$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$509 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$494 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$593 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$593 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$258 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on gas supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$256 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$155 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blakely. 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 City of Blakely 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.