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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Goodland took in $2.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Town taxes9.1%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

43%

of Goodland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes9.1%

Property tax
9.1%$199 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$859 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$424 thousand
  • Sewer$364 thousand
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$929 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$18 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

48%

of Goodland'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
48%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$989 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$539 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$305 thousand
  • Sewer systems$163 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$92 thousand
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Goodland. 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 Goodland 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.