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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Blanding took in $8.3 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)71%City taxes17%State tax money6.3%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes17%

Sales tax
12%$992 thousand
Property tax
3.7%$308 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; gas and 5 more
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Gas$1.0 million
  • Water$782 thousand
  • Sewer$539 thousand
  • Garbage collection$264 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$233 thousand
  • Airport$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$66 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$522 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$89 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$170 thousand
Fines
1.8%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Running the government and other costs3.0%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

63%

of Blanding'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
63%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.5 million
  • Gas supply$658 thousand
  • Water supply$455 thousand
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$252 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$881 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$659 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$161 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$689 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$689 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$649 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$396 thousand
  • Airports$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$198 thousand
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)$179 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blanding. 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 Blanding 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.