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Cedar Vale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cedar Vale took in $744 thousand and spent $690 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes38%State tax money7.0%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
24%$175 thousand
Sales tax
14%$105 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$384 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$294 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Sewer$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$52 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$20 thousand
Fines
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

11%

of Cedar Vale'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
45%$312 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$265 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$143 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$109 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$83 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cedar Vale. 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 Cedar Vale 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.