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Cannon Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cannon Beach took in $12.7 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)42%State tax money2.6%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

39%

of Cannon Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes53%

Other taxes
39%$5.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$313 thousand
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$1.8 million

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$255 thousand
  • Other service charges$60 thousand
  • Parking$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$333 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$135 thousand
Fines
0.8%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

26%

of Cannon Beach's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$295 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.9 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$740 thousand
  • Government buildings$542 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$513 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$257 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$989 thousand
  • Parking$32 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$154 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cannon Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Cannon Beach 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.