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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cuthbert took in $4.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)51%City taxes24%State tax money14%County and local tax money9.3%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

9.3%

of Cuthbert's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Other taxes
14%$557 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$312 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$165 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$410 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$927 thousand
  • Sewer$479 thousand
  • Garbage collection$416 thousand
  • Water$235 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$548 thousand

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$376 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
2.3%$93 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Running the government and other costs5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Cuthbert'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
55%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$547 thousand
  • Water supply$273 thousand
  • Sewer systems$225 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$578 thousand
  • Fire protection$475 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$341 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$341 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.6%$212 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cuthbert. 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 Cuthbert 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.