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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Columbia took in $18.1 million and spent $19.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money15%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, school tuition and transportation)1.0%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

82%

of Columbia's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes82%

Property tax
82%$14.8 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; school tuition and transportation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$24 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.7 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$340 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

61%

of Columbia's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
61%$12.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$12.0 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$3.0 million
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$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$228 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$823 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$823 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$694 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$421 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$273 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$503 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$292 thousand
  • Police$179 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Social services
1.4%$283 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$283 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$219 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$48 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$48 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Columbia. 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 Town of Columbia 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.