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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cottonwood took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%State tax money17%Federal tax money16%City taxes16%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
15%$297 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$941 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$422 thousand
  • Sewer$357 thousand
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$317 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$345 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Environment and natural resources17%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs5.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

17%

of Cottonwood's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$879 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$393 thousand
  • Water supply$322 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Environment and natural resources
17%$317 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$317 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$235 thousand
  • Airports$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$194 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$115 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$106 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cottonwood. 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 Cottonwood 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.