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Cave Junction's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cave Junction took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%City taxes25%Fines and other12%State tax money8.3%

What stands out

15%

of Cave Junction'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 taxes25%

Other taxes
15%$402 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$202 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$142 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.7%$263 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$802 thousand
  • Sewer$663 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$224 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$307 thousand
Fines
0.6%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

47%

of Cave Junction's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$673 thousand
  • Water supply$514 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$443 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$443 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$436 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$436 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$182 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$182 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$109 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cave Junction. 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 Cave Junction 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.