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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bayard took in $751 thousand and spent $705 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes35%State tax money12%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money5.1%

What stands out

7.9%

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

City taxes35%

Property tax
27%$206 thousand
Sales tax
7.9%$59 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$304 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Sewer$89 thousand
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 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%$92 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$38 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$50 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Interest on debt4.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

14%

of Bayard'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$366 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$251 thousand
  • Sewer systems$72 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$120 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$98 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bayard. 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 Bayard 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.