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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Blanchard took in $11.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)23%Fines and other5.1%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

62%

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

City taxes65%

Sales tax

62%$7.2 million

Other taxes

2.3%$271 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$271 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

<0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services

23%$2.7 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more

Water$1.3 million
Garbage collection$1.0 million
Sewer$350 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government

1.7%$201 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state

5.0%$578 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other

3.9%$455 thousand

Fines

1.1%$133 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt33%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Roads, transit and parking4.7%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt

33%$754 thousand

Running the government and other costs

26%$600 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$600 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

15%$346 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$213 thousand
Fire protection$133 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

13%$310 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$152 thousand
Water supply$133 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

7.8%$180 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$180 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

4.7%$107 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$107 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blanchard. 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 Blanchard 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.