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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calamus took in $472 thousand and spent $443 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%City taxes30%State tax money14%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
18%$85 thousand
Sales tax
11%$54 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$261 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$116 thousand
  • Sewer$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 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%$67 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

48%

of Calamus' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$214 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
  • Sewer systems$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Social services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Calamus. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Calamus 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.