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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cameron took in $1.2 million and spent $760 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes36%State tax money29%Fines and other20%County and local tax money14%Federal tax money0.9%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Cameron's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes36%

Property tax
35%$421 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$11 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$355 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$170 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$239 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs32%Housing and community development2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%Interest on debt0.9%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

32%

of Cameron's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$474 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$474 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$246 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$203 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cameron. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cameron 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.