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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Blencoe took in $472 thousand and spent $699 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money6.6%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money3.2%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

37%

of Blencoe's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
37%$173 thousand
Sales tax
6.4%$30 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$178 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$106 thousand
  • Sewer$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$15 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$31 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

54%

of Blencoe'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
54%$380 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$341 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$158 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$79 thousand
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
  • Electric power$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$27 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blencoe. 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 Blencoe 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.