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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Bingham took in $2.2 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)18%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

18%

of Bingham's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$782 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$390 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$202 thousand
  • Garbage collection$171 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$1.0 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

37%

of Bingham's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$622 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$422 thousand
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$491 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$491 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$275 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$170 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$34 thousand
Social services
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bingham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bingham 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.