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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Barnum took in $150 thousand and spent $131 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money17%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
29%$44 thousand
Sales tax
21%$32 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$47 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$21 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

21%

of Barnum's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$34 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barnum. 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 Barnum 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.