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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cunningham took in $865 thousand and spent $724 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 taxes37%Fines and other29%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%County and local tax money8.4%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

29%

of Cunningham's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
25%$217 thousand
Sales tax
9.2%$80 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$193 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$116 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$28 thousand

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$73 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$250 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

41%

of Cunningham's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$296 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$296 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$174 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Sewer systems$66 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cunningham. 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 Cunningham 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.