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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cornelius took in $22.4 million and spent $19.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes31%State tax money14%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

48%

of Cornelius' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
17%$3.8 million
Other taxes
14%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$736 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$5.8 million
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Road charges$208 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.2 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$1.2 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$328 thousand
Fines
0.3%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Cornelius' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$9.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$532 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$370 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$72 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$59 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cornelius. 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 Cornelius 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.