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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Biwabik took in $6.0 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)33%County and local tax money29%City taxes20%State tax money11%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Biwabik's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes20%

Property tax
19%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$651 thousand
  • Water$535 thousand
  • Sewer$383 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
  • Hospital bills$137 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$69 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$659 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$318 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

25%

of Biwabik's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$868 thousand
  • Water supply$854 thousand
  • Sewer systems$395 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$803 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$415 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$290 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$738 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$373 thousand
  • Fire protection$365 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$314 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$216 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$98 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$146 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Biwabik. 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 Biwabik 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.