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Bay Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bay Springs took in $5.8 million and spent $5.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)58%State tax money22%City taxes17%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

58%

of Bay Springs' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
15%$886 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; other service charges and 3 more
  • Gas$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Water$457 thousand
  • Sewer$201 thousand
  • Garbage collection$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$95 thousand
Fines
0.4%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Bay Springs' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.3 million
  • Water supply$446 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$246 thousand
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$980 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$350 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$284 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$245 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$975 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$788 thousand
  • Fire protection$154 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$853 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$853 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bay Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bay Springs 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.