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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Byron took in $818 thousand and spent $723 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money30%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)15%Federal tax money11%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

15%

of Byron'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 taxes42%

Property tax
41%$332 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$122 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$86 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$242 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals13%

What stands out

16%

of Byron'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
43%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$313 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$108 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$93 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Byron. 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 Byron 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.