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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bagley took in $247 thousand and spent $442 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)33%City taxes30%State tax money15%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

13%

of Bagley'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 taxes30%

Property tax
18%$44 thousand
Sales tax
10%$25 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$81 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Water$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$21 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$36 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$32 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

18%

of Bagley's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$137 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$103 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
  • Water supply$46 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bagley. 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 Bagley 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.