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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Balta took in $61 thousand and spent $46 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)84%State tax money16%

What stands out

84%

of Balta'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%.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking4.3%

What stands out

20%

of Balta's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$12 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Balta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Balta 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.