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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Babbitt took in $7.3 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%City taxes18%County and local tax money6.9%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

46%

of Babbitt's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
18%$1.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$585 thousand
  • Garbage collection$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 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%$3.3 million

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$502 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$276 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries35%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs13%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

35%

of Babbitt's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
35%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$166 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$913 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$706 thousand
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$863 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$744 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$740 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$740 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$712 thousand
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$434 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$196 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$196 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$90 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$65 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Babbitt. 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 Babbitt 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.