City government · Woodbury County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cushing took in $452 thousand and spent $697 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%City taxes21%County and local tax money5.5%Federal tax money3.5%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

42%

of Cushing's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
12%$52 thousand
Sales tax
9.1%$41 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$115 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$43 thousand
  • Sewer$41 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$16 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$189 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$25 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Running the government and other costs8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

76%

of Cushing's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$532 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$425 thousand
  • Water supply$72 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cushing. 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 Cushing 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.