City government · Colusa County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Colusa took in $11.5 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)42%City taxes40%State tax money13%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Colusa's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Sales tax
17%$2.0 million
Property tax
14%$1.6 million
Other taxes
8.2%$946 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$303 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$270 thousand
  • Other licenses$227 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$45 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$245 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 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%$166 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$335 thousand
Fines
0.9%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

27%

of Colusa's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$939 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$813 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$765 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$765 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$711 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$315 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$315 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$89 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$89 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Colusa. 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 Colusa 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.