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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Collegedale took in $12.4 million and spent $9.7 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 taxes62%Fines and other24%Fees for services (sewer, airport)11%County and local tax money1.8%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

56%

of Collegedale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes62%

Property tax
56%$6.9 million
Other taxes
6.2%$770 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$334 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$281 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; airport and 2 more
  • Sewer$813 thousand
  • Airport$446 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$159 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$227 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
20%$2.5 million
Fines
3.8%$464 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Collegedale's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$949 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$521 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$743 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$508 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$352 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$646 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$514 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$610 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$428 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Collegedale. 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 Collegedale 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.