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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Commerce took in $2.1 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)53%City taxes26%State tax money13%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

22%

of Commerce's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Sales tax
22%$458 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$866 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$279 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$64 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$79 thousand
Fines
0.9%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Commerce's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$739 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$559 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$596 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$470 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$282 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$282 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$190 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Commerce. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Commerce 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.