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Bird City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bird City took in $542 thousand and spent $341 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes46%State tax money3.3%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
38%$206 thousand
Sales tax
7.6%$41 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$265 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$196 thousand
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$5 thousand
Fines
0.9%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

24%

of Bird City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$97 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$48 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bird City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bird City 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.