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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Burwell took in $5.1 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)71%City taxes20%State tax money4.8%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

71%

of Burwell'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 taxes20%

Property tax
9.0%$457 thousand
Sales tax
6.3%$320 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$259 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$867 thousand
  • Sewer$305 thousand
  • Water$233 thousand
  • Garbage collection$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$246 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Housing and community development35%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Running the government and other costs3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

35%

of Burwell's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.5 million
  • Water supply$402 thousand
  • Sewer systems$253 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 thousand
Housing and community development
35%$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$375 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$375 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$220 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)$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$169 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$103 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$98 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burwell. 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 Burwell 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.