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Buena Vista's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Buena Vista took in $1.4 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%County and local tax money23%Fines and other5.6%State tax money3.7%

What stands out

23%

of Buena Vista'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 taxes38%

Property tax
26%$356 thousand
Other taxes
12%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$79 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$410 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$188 thousand
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Water$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$51 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$318 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Fines
5.6%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

33%

of Buena Vista'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$597 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$428 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$577 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$497 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$339 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$339 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$222 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$119 thousand
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Buena Vista. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Buena Vista 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.