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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bayport took in $6.6 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes24%Fines and other24%State tax money14%Federal tax money3.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
22%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.6%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$112 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$943 thousand
  • Other service charges$670 thousand
  • Water$595 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$206 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$919 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$1.6 million
Fines
0.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

30%

of Bayport'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$568 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$918 thousand
  • Water supply$685 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$810 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$497 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$803 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$803 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$524 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$325 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$65 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$55 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bayport. 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 Bayport 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.