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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Corry took in $9.5 million and spent $8.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%City taxes32%State tax money5.6%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

5.4%

of Corry's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes32%

Property tax
23%$2.2 million
Individual income tax
5.4%$515 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$321 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$183 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$71 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$887 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$432 thousand
  • Other service charges$233 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$486 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$531 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$92 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$160 thousand
Fines
0.3%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

20%

of Corry'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
29%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$912 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$648 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$952 thousand
  • Fire protection$712 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$892 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$299 thousand
  • Government buildings$274 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$633 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$633 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$406 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$162 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Corry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Corry 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.