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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Coleman took in $1.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, water)41%City taxes24%State tax money23%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
24%$423 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$724 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 2 more
  • Other service charges$283 thousand
  • Housing$209 thousand
  • Water$123 thousand
  • Sewer$109 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%$56 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$417 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Housing and community development21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

21%

of Coleman's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$609 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$469 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
Housing and community development
21%$505 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$498 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$396 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$422 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$422 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$217 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$172 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$41 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coleman. 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 Coleman 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.