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Bay City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bay City took in $4.2 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%City taxes20%Fines and other7.2%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

36%

of Bay City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
14%$577 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$273 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$207 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$733 thousand
  • Sewer$534 thousand
  • Road charges$118 thousand
  • Other service charges$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$1.5 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$75 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$305 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

57%

of Bay City'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
57%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$583 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$583 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$522 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$522 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$468 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$337 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$365 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Bay City 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.