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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colden took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%County and local tax money29%State tax money11%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)4.2%

What stands out

29%

of Colden's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
40%$948 thousand
Other taxes
9.2%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$184 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$101 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$81 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$271 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$704 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$151 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

19%

of Colden's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$732 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$732 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$640 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$334 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$382 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$281 thousand
  • Water supply$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colden. 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 Colden 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.