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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cambridge City took in $3.6 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)68%State tax money14%Town taxes13%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

68%

of Cambridge City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
12%$450 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$891 thousand
  • Garbage collection$146 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 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%$527 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$52 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs87%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

87%

of Cambridge City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
87%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$925 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$130 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cambridge City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cambridge 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.