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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bowdon took in $145 thousand and spent $224 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)70%State tax money17%City taxes7.6%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

70%

of Bowdon'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 taxes7.6%

Property tax
7.6%$11 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$101 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$25 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking15%

What stands out

51%

of Bowdon'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
51%$115 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$115 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bowdon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bowdon 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.