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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Blair took in $874 thousand and spent $815 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)50%Town taxes26%State tax money19%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes26%

Sales tax
24%$209 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$440 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$211 thousand
  • Garbage collection$153 thousand
  • Sewer$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$7 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$168 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$27 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Roads, transit and parking0.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Blair'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%$415 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$260 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
  • Sewer systems$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$284 thousand
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)$283 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$96 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$70 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blair. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Blair 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.