City government · Towner County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bisbee took in $217 thousand and spent $165 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)53%City taxes19%Fines and other17%State tax money11%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes19%

Sales tax
11%$24 thousand
Property tax
6.9%$15 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$23 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$36 thousand
Fines
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs15%

What stands out

67%

of Bisbee's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$67 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bisbee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 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 Bisbee 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.