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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beardsley took in $508 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other37%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)33%State tax money19%City taxes8.1%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

37%

of Beardsley'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 taxes8.1%

Property tax
7.7%$39 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$170 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Water$40 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$12 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$95 thousand

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
37%$190 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails73%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Interest on debt0.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Beardsley'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
73%$766 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$764 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$90 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$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$31 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beardsley. 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 Beardsley 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.