City government · Greene County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Battlefield took in $4.3 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, road charges)51%City taxes24%Federal tax money14%State tax money5.8%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes24%

Sales tax
13%$547 thousand
Property tax
8.2%$351 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$66 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Road charges$245 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 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%$600 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$246 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$111 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$90 thousand
Fines
0.7%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

23%

of Battlefield's 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
45%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$832 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$761 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$681 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$647 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$313 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Battlefield 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.