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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Caruthersville took in $6.4 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%Fines and other22%State tax money11%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

14%

of Caruthersville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Sales tax
14%$925 thousand
Property tax
9.5%$612 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$609 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$555 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Water$964 thousand
  • Garbage collection$476 thousand
  • Sewer$247 thousand
  • Other service charges$194 thousand
  • Housing$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Airport$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$64 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$676 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
21%$1.4 million
Fines
0.8%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Housing and community development1.1%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

26%

of Caruthersville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$2.6 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$447 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$315 thousand
  • Government buildings$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$971 thousand
  • Sewer systems$426 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$470 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$849 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$655 thousand
  • Libraries$194 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$52 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Caruthersville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Caruthersville 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.