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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Caledonia took in $10.0 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)71%State tax money13%City taxes10%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

71%

of Caledonia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes10%

Property tax
9.8%$976 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 7 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Liquor stores$1.0 million
  • Sewer$962 thousand
  • Water$724 thousand
  • Other service charges$447 thousand
  • Road charges$166 thousand
  • Garbage collection$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Housing$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.3%$429 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$47 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$118 thousand
Fines
0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs6.7%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

60%

of Caledonia'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
60%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$960 thousand
  • Liquor stores$938 thousand
  • Water supply$665 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$963 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$768 thousand
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$887 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$780 thousand
  • Libraries$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$597 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$360 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$209 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$590 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$590 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$421 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$421 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$109 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$95 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Caledonia. 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 City of Caledonia 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.