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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Boonville took in $21.8 million and spent $30.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money8.9%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

39%

of Boonville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes58%

Other taxes
39%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Amusement taxes$6.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$485 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$262 thousand
  • Other licenses$174 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$2.5 million
Property tax
7.4%$1.6 million

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$857 thousand
  • Garbage collection$743 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$905 thousand
Fines
0.6%$130 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

56%

of Boonville'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
56%$17.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$823 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$450 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$233 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$217 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$115 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boonville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. 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 Boonville 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.