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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bingen took in $5.9 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%City taxes15%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

64%

of Bingen's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes15%

Other taxes
6.4%$380 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$304 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.2%$307 thousand
Property tax
3.6%$212 thousand

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$668 thousand
  • Water$519 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$3.8 million

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$4 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs9.6%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

70%

of Bingen'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
70%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$375 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$443 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$345 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$366 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$253 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bingen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bingen 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.