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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bowman took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)61%County and local tax money32%City taxes6.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

32%

of Bowman'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 taxes6.1%

Other taxes
6.1%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$767 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 5 more
  • Gas$257 thousand
  • Sewer$173 thousand
  • Water$162 thousand
  • Garbage collection$121 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money32%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
32%$400 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Roads, transit and parking1.1%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

44%

of Bowman'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$698 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$288 thousand
  • Water supply$169 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$591 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$572 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bowman. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bowman 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.