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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carson took in $462 thousand and spent $489 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)51%State tax money24%City taxes23%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

24%

of Carson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
18%$81 thousand
Sales tax
5.6%$26 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$237 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$110 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

26%

of Carson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$127 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carson. 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 City of Carson 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.