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Cawker City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cawker City took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes18%Fines and other6.5%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

67%

of Cawker City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
11%$134 thousand
Sales tax
6.1%$74 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$816 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$507 thousand
  • Water$128 thousand
  • Sewer$70 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$33 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$62 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Housing and community development3.2%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

67%

of Cawker City'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
67%$763 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$591 thousand
  • Water supply$81 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$195 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Housing and community development
3.2%$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cawker City. 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 Cawker City 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.