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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bowie took in $76.2 million and spent $68.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes70%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%Fines and other10%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Bowie's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people get none.

City taxes70%

Property tax
48%$36.4 million
Individual income tax
18%$13.8 million
Other taxes
3.8%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$533 thousand
  • Other licenses$413 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$291 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$9.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$299 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$266 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$4.9 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$220 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$6.1 million
Fines
2.3%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

15%

of Bowie's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$19.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$15.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$13.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$324 thousand
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$14.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$10.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$227 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$227 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bowie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Bowie 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.