Town government · Cole County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Centertown took in $1.1 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money87%Town taxes7.8%Fees for services (water)4.6%County and local tax money0.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

87%

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

Town taxes7.8%

Property tax
2.9%$33 thousand
Sales tax
2.5%$29 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Public utility licenses$15 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money87%

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

From the state
87%$996 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities88%Running the government and other costs8.7%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

88%

of Centertown'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
88%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$111 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Centertown 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.