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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Curtis took in $5.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%City taxes12%Fines and other5.9%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

78%

of Curtis' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Other taxes
7.6%$382 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$382 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.7%$137 thousand
Sales tax
1.7%$85 thousand

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Water$188 thousand
  • Sewer$125 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$228 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$297 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Running the government and other costs7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

70%

of Curtis' 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
70%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Water supply$175 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$143 thousand
  • Sewer systems$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$219 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$219 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$204 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$153 thousand
  • Libraries$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$65 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$55 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$35 thousand
Social services
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Curtis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Curtis 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.