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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Birchwood took in $972 thousand and spent $919 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%Federal tax money4.9%State tax money2.3%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

54%

of Birchwood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes62%

Property tax
54%$526 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$276 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$177 thousand
  • Sewer$87 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$48 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$22 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$18 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Environment and natural resources1.0%

What stands out

48%

of Birchwood'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
48%$441 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$281 thousand
  • Sewer systems$134 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$264 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$180 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Birchwood. 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 Birchwood 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.