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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Blue Springs took in $79.3 million and spent $68.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money6.8%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

29%

of Blue Springs' money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes55%

Sales tax
29%$23.0 million
Other taxes
15%$12.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.8 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$821 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$8.5 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$27.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$10.2 million
  • Sewer$9.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$5.4 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.6 million
Fines
1.9%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

31%

of Blue Springs' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$21.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$19.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$936 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$917 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$17.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$9.6 million
  • Sewer systems$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$14.4 million
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$10.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$904 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$658 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$6.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$3.3 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$978 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blue Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Blue 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.