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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Beaver took in $960 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Town taxes30%Federal tax money24%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.9%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

24%

of Beaver's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
34%$327 thousand
Other taxes
-4.1%-$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere-$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
24%$227 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$407 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$19 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Health and hospitals1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%

What stands out

88%

of Beaver's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
88%$930 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$930 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beaver. 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 Town of Beaver 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.