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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Beaver took in $38 thousand and spent $31 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%State tax money24%Fines and other24%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
37%$14 thousand
Sales tax
16%$6 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$9 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%

What stands out

68%

of Beaver's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
68%$21 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beaver. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Beaver 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.