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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colton took in $3.7 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%County and local tax money26%State tax money12%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services (sewer, water)1.8%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
50%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Water$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$442 thousand

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$983 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$291 thousand
Fines
1.5%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

12%

of Colton'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%

Running the government and other costs
47%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$270 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$411 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$246 thousand
  • Sewer systems$110 thousand
  • Water supply$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$115 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colton. 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 Colton 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.