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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bishop took in $3.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)58%City taxes34%Fines and other7.8%

What stands out

8.8%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
23%$680 thousand
Sales tax
8.8%$263 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$671 thousand
  • Garbage collection$483 thousand
  • Sewer$419 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$121 thousand
  • Airport$34 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$148 thousand
Fines
2.8%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs5.4%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Interest on debt1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

44%

of Bishop's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$859 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$368 thousand
  • Sewer systems$331 thousand
  • Water supply$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$804 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$781 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$32 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bishop. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bishop 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.