City government · Cole County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Taos took in $1.7 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fines and other78%City taxes11%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%

City taxes11%

Property tax
6.2%$107 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other78%

Interest, rents and other
78%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities98%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Running the government and other costs0.5%Interest on debt0.4%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

98%

of Taos' 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
98%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
0.5%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Taos. 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 Taos 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.