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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bountiful took in $36.4 million and spent $102 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 taxes58%Fines and other25%State tax money8.9%County and local tax money4.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)3.8%

What stands out

31%

of Bountiful's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes58%

Sales tax
31%$11.4 million
Property tax
15%$5.5 million
Other taxes
12%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.5 million
  • Other licenses$715 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$542 thousand
  • Other service charges$495 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$333 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$3.2 million

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$1.7 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
24%$8.8 million
Fines
0.4%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

64%

of Bountiful's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$65.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$55.1 million
  • Water supply$7.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$18.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$470 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$436 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$631 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$308 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$704 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$704 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$46 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$46 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bountiful. 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 Bountiful 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.