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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cottleville took in $4.8 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.5%Fines and other7.8%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
31%$1.5 million
Other taxes
13%$624 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$335 thousand
  • Other licenses$258 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.5%$262 thousand

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$410 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$410 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$1.6 million

Fines and other7.8%

Fines
5.5%$263 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Cottleville'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.3 million
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)$753 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$552 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$488 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$488 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cottleville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Cottleville 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.