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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Burt took in $1.2 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%City taxes16%State tax money9.7%Fines and other8.4%County and local tax money5.3%

What stands out

6.2%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
9.6%$117 thousand
Sales tax
6.2%$76 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$738 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$433 thousand
  • Water$149 thousand
  • Sewer$116 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$118 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$65 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

61%

of Burt's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$845 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$558 thousand
  • Sewer systems$124 thousand
  • Water supply$118 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$254 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$254 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$148 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burt. 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 Burt 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.