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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bellechester took in $247 thousand and spent $165 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%City taxes26%State tax money14%Federal tax money14%Fines and other7.3%

What stands out

14%

of Bellechester's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Property tax
24%$60 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$97 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$34 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$35 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$17 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

59%

of Bellechester's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$98 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
  • Water supply$24 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$17 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bellechester. 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 Bellechester 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.