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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blanchard took in $202 thousand and spent $235 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money39%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.4%Federal tax money6.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

9.4%

of Blanchard's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
44%$89 thousand

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$14 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$79 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

6.8%

of Blanchard's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$39 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blanchard. 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 Blanchard 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.