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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Blairstown took in $2.4 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)69%City taxes18%Fines and other6.0%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

69%

of Blairstown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
14%$336 thousand
Sales tax
3.9%$93 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$157 thousand
  • Other service charges$116 thousand
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$98 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$48 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Health and hospitals4.6%Running the government and other costs2.6%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

76%

of Blairstown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$230 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$197 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$108 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.6%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blairstown. 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 Blairstown 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.