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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Corcoran took in $24.7 million and spent $31.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%City taxes33%State tax money15%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

16%

of Corcoran's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Sales tax
16%$4.0 million
Property tax
14%$3.4 million
Other taxes
3.3%$820 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$474 thousand
  • Other licenses$233 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$214 thousand
  • Transit fares$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$1.3 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.8 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.5 million
Fines
0.2%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

38%

of Corcoran's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$12.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$7.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Gas supply$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$315 thousand
  • Fire protection$159 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.2 million
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$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$850 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$619 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Public transit$965 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$790 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$515 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Corcoran. 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 Corcoran 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.