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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Belfield took in $2.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)23%State tax money22%Fines and other19%

What stands out

25%

of Belfield's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Sales tax
25%$611 thousand
Property tax
8.4%$208 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$562 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$265 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Sewer$128 thousand
  • Road charges$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$554 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$478 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Sent to other local governments20%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs7.2%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

20%

of Belfield's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$936 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$936 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$740 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$329 thousand
  • Sewer systems$274 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$137 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$601 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$601 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$323 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$234 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$214 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Belfield 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.