Town government · Uintah County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ballard took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services29%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money2.8%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes57%

Sales tax
31%$349 thousand
Property tax
17%$196 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$336 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$336 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$32 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$76 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs90%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

90%

of Ballard's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
90%$1.1 million
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)$727 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$384 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ballard. 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 Town of Ballard 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.