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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Columbia took in $18.3 million and spent $21.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%City taxes25%Fines and other12%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

31%

of Columbia's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
17%$3.2 million
Other taxes
7.8%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$297 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$905 thousand
  • Garbage collection$839 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$5.6 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$366 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$1.7 million
Fines
3.1%$570 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

28%

of Columbia's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$944 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$943 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$4.5 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)$4.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$605 thousand
  • Libraries$422 thousand
Social services
4.0%$839 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$839 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.