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Bear River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bear River took in $364 thousand and spent $378 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%County and local tax money15%Fines and other14%Fees for services (parks and recreation)8.2%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes63%

Sales tax
49%$177 thousand
Property tax
11%$41 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and occupation and business licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$53 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Environment and natural resources5.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

13%

of Bear River's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$131 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$112 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$70 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Social services
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Bear River 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.