Town government · Carbon County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bearcreek took in $124 thousand and spent $104 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)73%Fines and other17%Town taxes10%

What stands out

73%

of Bearcreek's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes10%

Property tax
10%$13 thousand

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Interest on debt20%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals2.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%

What stands out

20%

of Bearcreek's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$26 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$19 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bearcreek. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Bearcreek 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.