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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bayard took in $64 thousand and spent $74 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%Fines and other11%Fees for services7.8%

What stands out

56%

of Bayard'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%.

Town taxes81%

Other taxes
56%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; amusement taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
25%$16 thousand

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$6 thousand
Fines
1.6%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

61%

of Bayard's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$45 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)$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bayard. 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 Town of Bayard 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.