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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Backus took in $767 thousand and spent $762 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%City taxes21%State tax money20%Fines and other18%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

18%

of Backus' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
21%$162 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$293 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$122 thousand
  • Water$121 thousand
  • Sewer$45 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$17 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$155 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$138 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.7%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

31%

of Backus' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$235 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$218 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$223 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$154 thousand
  • Water supply$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$47 thousand
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$36 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$34 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Backus. 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 Backus 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.