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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cotter took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other9.3%State tax money6.6%County and local tax money3.5%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

44%

of Cotter's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
44%$652 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$427 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$216 thousand
  • Sewer$139 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$21 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$98 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$51 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Fines
7.1%$105 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments4.4%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

48%

of Cotter'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
48%$688 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$609 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$472 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$289 thousand
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$109 thousand
  • Police$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$63 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cotter. 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 City of Cotter 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.