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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Baxter took in $2.2 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%City taxes31%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

5.5%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
25%$544 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$119 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$688 thousand
  • Water$293 thousand
  • Garbage collection$163 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$88 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$158 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$15 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Interest on debt9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Running the government and other costs6.5%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

10%

of Baxter'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
59%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$564 thousand
  • Water supply$350 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$147 thousand
Interest on debt
9.9%$178 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$171 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$118 thousand
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$118 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$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$78 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Baxter. 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 Baxter 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.