City government · Bowman County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bowman took in $3.7 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)33%Fines and other30%City taxes29%State tax money8.2%

What stands out

30%

of Bowman's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes29%

Sales tax
16%$598 thousand
Property tax
11%$411 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$584 thousand
  • Water$438 thousand
  • Sewer$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$74 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$304 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Bowman'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
39%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$571 thousand
  • Water supply$478 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$532 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$495 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$507 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$197 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$361 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$361 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$329 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$298 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bowman. 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 Bowman 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.