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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Copeland took in $348 thousand and spent $320 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%County and local tax money6.6%State tax money3.7%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

39%

of Copeland's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
39%$136 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.6%$2 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$13 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$23 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs46%Interest on debt1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Roads, transit and parking0.6%

What stands out

46%

of Copeland's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$160 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$119 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
46%$148 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)$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Copeland. 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 Copeland 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.