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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Corydon took in $2.9 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes29%State tax money12%Fines and other9.9%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

7.1%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
21%$604 thousand
Sales tax
7.1%$206 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$604 thousand
  • Water$452 thousand
  • Garbage collection$183 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$80 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$344 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$59 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$287 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

7.5%

of Corydon's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$481 thousand
  • Water supply$390 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$166 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$385 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$292 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$287 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$250 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$137 thousand
  • Police$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$187 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$187 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$58 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$53 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Corydon. 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 Corydon 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.