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Blue Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Blue Springs took in $733 thousand and spent $969 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)60%City taxes17%State tax money14%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Blue Springs' 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 taxes17%

Other taxes
13%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$34 thousand

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$443 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$308 thousand
  • Water$83 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$101 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Housing and community development32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

32%

of Blue Springs' spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$321 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)$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Housing and community development
32%$306 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$165 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$100 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blue Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Blue Springs 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.