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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cudahy took in $21.3 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Federal tax money27%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.5%State tax money6.1%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
22%$4.7 million
Property tax
16%$3.3 million
Other taxes
13%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$657 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$172 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$162 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$103 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$5.7 million

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$1.3 million

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$622 thousand
Fines
1.4%$297 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Housing and community development2.9%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

46%

of Cudahy's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$267 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$952 thousand
  • Public transit$262 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$881 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$881 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$391 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cudahy. 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 Cudahy 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.