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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Baker took in $4.4 million and spent $7.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%Fines and other23%State tax money23%City taxes15%

What stands out

23%

of Baker'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 taxes15%

Property tax
13%$567 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; amusement licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$86 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$895 thousand
  • Garbage collection$413 thousand
  • Sewer$393 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$1.0 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$1.0 million
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Sent to other local governments5.4%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

62%

of Baker's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
  • Airports$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$698 thousand
  • Sewer systems$249 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$249 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$626 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$476 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$378 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$373 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$251 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$65 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Baker. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Baker 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.