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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boyden took in $1.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money3.4%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

8.7%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
33%$485 thousand
Sales tax
8.7%$129 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$541 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$246 thousand
  • Sewer$206 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$51 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$111 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$42 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$12 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

5%

of Boyden's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$661 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$543 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$413 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$184 thousand
  • Water supply$181 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$265 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$265 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$88 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$88 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$52 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boyden. 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 Boyden 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.