City government · Columbia County, OR

Columbia City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

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

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes29%State tax money14%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money0.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Columbia City'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 taxes29%

Property tax
16%$411 thousand
Other taxes
12%$311 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$219 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$682 thousand
  • Sewer$499 thousand
  • Other service charges$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$6 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$351 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$18 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$154 thousand
Fines
0.7%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Roads, transit and parking5.7%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of Columbia City'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
35%$878 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$458 thousand
  • Sewer systems$400 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$771 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$498 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$416 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$379 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$163 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$145 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$145 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$115 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$46 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$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbia City. 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 Columbia City 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.