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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bristow took in $11.0 million and spent $8.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)22%Fines and other17%State tax money16%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes44%

Sales tax
38%$4.2 million
Other taxes
5.9%$652 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$386 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$154 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$43 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$534 thousand
  • Sewer$470 thousand
  • Other service charges$191 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$66 thousand
  • Airport$22 thousand
  • Housing$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.8 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$1.0 million
Fines
8.2%$904 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Health and hospitals11%All other spending10%

What stands out

11%

of Bristow'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$875 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$573 thousand
  • Sewer systems$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$584 thousand
  • Government buildings$346 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$187 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$144 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$198 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$947 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$947 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$733 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$655 thousand
  • Airports$78 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$127 thousand
Social services
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bristow. 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 Bristow 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.