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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buhl took in $2.9 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)54%State tax money22%City taxes12%County and local tax money7.1%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

7.1%

of Buhl'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 taxes12%

Property tax
11%$330 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$663 thousand
  • Sewer$445 thousand
  • Water$318 thousand
  • Garbage collection$147 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$81 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$641 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$210 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$65 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Running the government and other costs6.2%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Housing and community development1.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

78%

of Buhl'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
78%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$311 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$147 thousand
  • Water supply$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$506 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$299 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$485 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$485 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$475 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$381 thousand
  • Police$94 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Buhl. 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 Buhl 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.