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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bluffdale took in $52.3 million and spent $45.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)24%County and local tax money18%Fines and other16%State tax money2.4%

What stands out

18%

of Bluffdale's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
25%$13.0 million
Sales tax
8.0%$4.2 million
Other taxes
7.3%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$402 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$12.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$8.6 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$346 thousand
  • Road charges$279 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$1.3 million

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$9.2 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$7.9 million
Fines
0.9%$451 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

30%

of Bluffdale's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
30%$13.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$10.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$9.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$775 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$211 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$436 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$376 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Public transit$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$193 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$193 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bluffdale. 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 City of Bluffdale 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.