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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Coggon took in $918 thousand and spent $954 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money17%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
26%$240 thousand
Sales tax
15%$138 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$202 thousand
  • Water$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$159 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$15 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking24%Interest on debt11%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

11%

of Coggon's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$398 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$208 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$232 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$232 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$99 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coggon. 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 Coggon 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.