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Crescent City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crescent City took in $4.0 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)48%City taxes33%State tax money14%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

16%

of Crescent City's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
17%$694 thousand
Other taxes
16%$621 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$256 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$249 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$114 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$683 thousand
  • Water$614 thousand
  • Sewer$588 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$11 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$570 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$74 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$103 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

18%

of Crescent City'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
43%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$579 thousand
  • Water supply$540 thousand
  • Sewer systems$434 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$676 thousand
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$360 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$652 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$524 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$586 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$586 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$63 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on gas supply debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crescent City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Crescent City 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.