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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cumming took in $1.4 million and spent $700 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other16%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Cumming's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes46%

Property tax
38%$533 thousand
Sales tax
4.0%$56 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$456 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$351 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Water$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$64 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$5 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

23%

of Cumming's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$271 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$108 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$78 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cumming. 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 Cumming 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.