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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Bushnell took in $9.9 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)77%State tax money13%Federal tax money5.9%City taxes2.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

77%

of Bushnell'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 taxes2.4%

Property tax
2.1%$206 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Gas$2.4 million
  • Water$598 thousand
  • Sewer$493 thousand
  • Garbage collection$206 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$587 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$100 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs6.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Interest on debt0.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

75%

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
75%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Gas supply$2.2 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$391 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$632 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$415 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$512 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$512 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 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 April 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 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.