City government · Cass County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cumberland took in $420 thousand and spent $304 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money7.4%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
27%$113 thousand
Sales tax
11%$46 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$161 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$81 thousand
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$18 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$31 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

38%

of Cumberland'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
38%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$46 thousand
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$13 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$7 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$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cumberland. 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 Cumberland 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.