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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Blackwell took in $24.3 million and spent $27.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes18%Fines and other14%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes18%

Sales tax
17%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$107 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$16.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$9.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$803 thousand
  • Sewer$781 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$277 thousand
  • Airport$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$453 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.2 million
Fines
0.6%$156 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Health and hospitals23%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

23%

of Blackwell's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.9 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$735 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$524 thousand
Health and hospitals
23%$6.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$6.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$315 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$954 thousand
  • Airports$221 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$457 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blackwell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Blackwell 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.