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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colesville took in $3.1 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money51%Town taxes37%State tax money8.2%Fines and other3.2%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
34%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.7%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$254 thousand

County and local tax money51%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
51%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$79 thousand
Fines
0.6%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Health and hospitals0.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Colesville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Public transit$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$958 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$719 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$428 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$319 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colesville. 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 Colesville 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.