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Barnes City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Barnes City took in $236 thousand and spent $266 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%City taxes22%State tax money11%County and local tax money7.2%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

8.9%

of Barnes City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes22%

Property tax
14%$32 thousand
Sales tax
8.9%$21 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$132 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$27 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

13%

of Barnes City's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$63 thousand
  • Water supply$54 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$35 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barnes City. 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 Barnes City 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.