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North Bend's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Bend took in $32.5 million and spent $23.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%Fines and other14%State tax money5.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of North Bend's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes53%

Other taxes
31%$10.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$6.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Amusement taxes$43 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$4.8 million
Property tax
6.9%$2.2 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$220 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$4.4 million
Fines
0.2%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

20%

of North Bend's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.1 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$533 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$494 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$332 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$391 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Housing and community development
3.1%$735 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 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
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Bend. 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 North Bend 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.