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Battle Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Battle Creek took in $837 thousand and spent $823 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes34%State tax money12%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
21%$173 thousand
Sales tax
13%$107 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$377 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$127 thousand
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Sewer$83 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$97 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$61 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Sent to other local governments16%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending11%

What stands out

16%

of Battle Creek's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$218 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$89 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$161 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$128 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$131 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$131 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$109 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$34 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Battle Creek. 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 Battle Creek 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.