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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bouton took in $233 thousand and spent $413 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%City taxes34%Federal tax money19%State tax money5.6%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

38%

of Bouton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
18%$41 thousand
Sales tax
16%$37 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$45 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$13 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$7 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries45%Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Running the government and other costs7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

45%

of Bouton'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
45%$184 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$32 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bouton. 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 Bouton 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.