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Van Buren's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Van Buren took in $1.5 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%State tax money29%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
36%$541 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$110 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.5%$38 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$376 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$181 thousand
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Airport$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$431 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

26%

of Van Buren'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
29%$301 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$232 thousand
  • Water supply$62 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$267 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Police$100 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$33 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
  • Airports$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Van Buren. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Van Buren 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.