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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bondurant took in $18.3 million and spent $20.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other10%State tax money6.3%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
40%$7.4 million
Sales tax
7.7%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.6%$472 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$454 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$582 thousand
  • Other service charges$163 thousand
  • Housing$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$231 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.8 million
Fines
0.2%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Interest on debt7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

48%

of Bondurant'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
48%$9.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$581 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$395 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$555 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$833 thousand
  • Fire protection$820 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$255 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$60 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$814 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$420 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$826 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$826 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bondurant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Bondurant 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.