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Battle Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Battle Creek took in $8.4 million and spent $12.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)87%City taxes8.4%State tax money3.2%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

87%

of Battle Creek'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%.

City taxes8.4%

Property tax
4.2%$356 thousand
Sales tax
2.9%$246 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$83 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 4 more
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Sewer$315 thousand
  • Water$237 thousand
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$271 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Social services82%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Roads, transit and parking2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

82%

of Battle Creek's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
82%$9.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$9.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$904 thousand
  • Sewer systems$189 thousand
  • Water supply$158 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$305 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$156 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$250 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Libraries$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.8%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$84 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Battle Creek. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Battle Creek 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.