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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Coloma took in $2.1 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes32%State tax money23%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

31%

of Coloma's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
31%$646 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$817 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$459 thousand
  • Sewer$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$480 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Sent to other local governments14%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

14%

of Coloma's 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
24%$529 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$529 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$492 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$492 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$365 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$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$331 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$317 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$317 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$317 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coloma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Coloma 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.