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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carbondale took in $2.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes39%State tax money11%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money4.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes39%

Other taxes
14%$335 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$333 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$325 thousand
Sales tax
10%$240 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$931 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$505 thousand
  • Sewer$300 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$110 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$244 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$131 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt11%Sent to other local governments6.0%Running the government and other costs1.0%

What stands out

15%

of Carbondale's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$677 thousand
  • Sewer systems$331 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$292 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$289 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$268 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$247 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$211 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$119 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$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carbondale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Carbondale 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.