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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Concordia took in $3.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%State tax money8.4%County and local tax money1.8%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
29%$922 thousand
Other taxes
11%$361 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$335 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.6%$178 thousand
Individual income tax
0.3%$8 thousand

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$173 thousand
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$268 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$57 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.6%$19 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

12%

of Concordia's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$540 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$329 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$350 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$247 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$221 thousand
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$244 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$244 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Concordia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 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 Concordia 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.