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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coldwater took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)54%City taxes41%State tax money3.5%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
23%$330 thousand
Sales tax
11%$165 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$93 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$780 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$264 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
  • Garbage collection$121 thousand
  • Sewer$66 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$50 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$9 thousand
Fines
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

25%

of Coldwater'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$433 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$311 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$316 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$293 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
  • Water supply$114 thousand
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$68 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coldwater. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Coldwater 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.