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Cold Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cold Bay took in $889 thousand and spent $572 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money23%Fines and other20%County and local tax money16%City taxes5.4%

What stands out

16%

of Cold Bay's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes5.4%

Other taxes
5.4%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$324 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$131 thousand
  • Sewer$110 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$201 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$139 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$177 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Housing and community development5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Health and hospitals1.4%

What stands out

51%

of Cold Bay'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
51%$294 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$207 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPorts and harbors
  • Ports and harbors$175 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
  • Water supply$20 thousand
Housing and community development
5.2%$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cold Bay. 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 City of Cold Bay 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.