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Bowling Green's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bowling Green took in $123 million and spent $134 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%City taxes27%State tax money6.3%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Bowling Green's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Individual income tax
22%$26.5 million
Property tax
2.9%$3.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$306 thousand
  • Other licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$75.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$60.3 million
  • Water$6.3 million
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$838 thousand
  • Road charges$749 thousand
  • Housing$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$162 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$7.7 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$4.9 million
Fines
1.1%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Running the government and other costs4.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

67%

of Bowling Green's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$90.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$67.1 million
  • Sewer systems$13.5 million
  • Water supply$9.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7.3 million
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$11.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$7.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.5 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$391 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$386 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$74 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bowling Green. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Bowling Green 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.