City government · Ward County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burlington took in $1.8 million and spent $926 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)24%County and local tax money24%Fines and other22%City taxes18%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money5.1%

What stands out

24%

of Burlington's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Property tax
17%$322 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$446 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$263 thousand
  • Sewer$97 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.1%$94 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$139 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$440 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
19%$350 thousand
Fines
2.5%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt15%Environment and natural resources3.6%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

15%

of Burlington's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$321 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$157 thousand
  • Sewer systems$84 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$190 thousand
  • Police$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$195 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Interest on debt
15%$143 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burlington. 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 Burlington 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.