City government · Chase County, KS

Cottonwood Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cottonwood Falls took in $2.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money37%City taxes31%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)27%Federal tax money3.1%State tax money1.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

37%

of Cottonwood Falls' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
15%$311 thousand
Sales tax
13%$265 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$559 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$311 thousand
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$65 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$29 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$779 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments11%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Cottonwood Falls' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$571 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$332 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
  • Sewer systems$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$107 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$106 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
  • Airports$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cottonwood Falls. 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 Cottonwood Falls 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.