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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kuttawa took in $3.4 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)67%City taxes23%State tax money6.0%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Kuttawa's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes23%

Other taxes
15%$506 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; insurance premium taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$220 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$158 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$123 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.2%$277 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Water$419 thousand
  • Sewer$295 thousand
  • Other service charges$124 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$203 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$41 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Interest on debt6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

71%

of Kuttawa's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
71%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Gas supply$962 thousand
  • Sewer systems$187 thousand
  • Water supply$156 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$237 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$181 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$140 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$123 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kuttawa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kuttawa 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.