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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bellflower took in $231 thousand and spent $58 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Fines and other31%Federal tax money16%City taxes11%

What stands out

31%

of Bellflower's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
10%$23 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$55 thousand
  • Sewer$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$37 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails19%

What stands out

53%

of Bellflower's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$31 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bellflower. 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 Bellflower 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.