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Cole Camp's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cole Camp took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)58%City taxes25%Federal tax money11%State tax money4.6%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
19%$204 thousand
Property tax
4.9%$52 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$609 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$307 thousand
  • Water$256 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$114 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$48 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$9 thousand
Fines
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

10%

of Cole Camp's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$567 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$243 thousand
  • Sewer systems$211 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$330 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$271 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$179 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$171 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cole Camp. 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 Cole Camp 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.