County government · Caldwell County, MO

Caldwell County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Caldwell County took in $14.1 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services44%State tax money29%County taxes27%

What stands out

44%

of Caldwell County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
15%$2.1 million
Sales tax
12%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Health and hospitals1.3%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

53%

of Caldwell County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$6.4 million
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$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$781 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$362 thousand
  • Government buildings$133 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$542 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$975 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$975 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$152 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$152 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$79 thousand
Social services
0.4%$43 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caldwell County. 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 Caldwell County 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.