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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bristow took in $145 thousand and spent $118 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)28%State tax money15%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

12%

of Bristow's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Property tax
23%$33 thousand
Sales tax
10%$15 thousand

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$24 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$11 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$22 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$17 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

3.4%

of Bristow'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$40 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$27 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$36 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$4 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$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bristow. 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 Bristow 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.