Village government · Luna County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Columbus took in $3.5 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%Federal tax money18%Village taxes11%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

18%

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

Village taxes11%

Sales tax
6.1%$212 thousand
Property tax
4.2%$146 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$911 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$328 thousand
  • Water$244 thousand
  • Sewer$192 thousand
  • Garbage collection$143 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$647 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$122 thousand
Fines
0.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

14%

of Columbus' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$964 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$295 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$197 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$495 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$284 thousand
  • Water supply$118 thousand
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$409 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$409 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$159 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$157 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Columbus. 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 Village of Columbus 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.