City government · Tehama County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Corning took in $15.6 million and spent $15.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money13%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
34%$5.3 million
Property tax
9.7%$1.5 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$679 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$185 thousand
  • Other licenses$131 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$187 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Airport$38 thousand
  • Transit fares$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$1.5 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.0 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$196 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

37%

of Corning'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$818 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Public transit$18 thousand
  • Airports$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$293 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$182 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$203 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$203 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Corning. 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 Corning 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.