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Columbus Junction's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Columbus Junction took in $2.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes31%State tax money18%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

8%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
22%$488 thousand
Sales tax
8.0%$178 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$437 thousand
  • Sewer$240 thousand
  • Other service charges$213 thousand
  • Garbage collection$163 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.2%$27 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$397 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$12 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$45 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals8.8%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

8.8%

of Columbus Junction's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$630 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$299 thousand
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$446 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$446 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$352 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$328 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$345 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$144 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.8%$190 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$190 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$168 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$30 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbus Junction. 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 Columbus Junction 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.