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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Corinna took in $2.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money31%Fines and other8.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.1%

What stands out

8%

of Corinna's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
58%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.4%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$605 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs32%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

12%

of Corinna's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$432 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$432 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$428 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)$213 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$158 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Corinna. 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 Town of Corinna 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.