City government · Maury County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Columbia took in $206 million and spent $193 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)62%City taxes20%Fines and other12%State tax money6.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

8.9%

of Columbia's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes20%

Sales tax
8.9%$18.3 million
Property tax
6.6%$13.6 million
Other taxes
4.5%$9.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$514 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$127 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$82.7 million
  • Water$16.1 million
  • Sewer$14.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$9.2 million
  • Garbage collection$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$13.0 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$399 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$23.7 million
Fines
0.2%$507 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

72%

of Columbia's 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
72%$138 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$102 million
  • Water supply$21.8 million
  • Sewer systems$10.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$21.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$7.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$21.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Fire protection$9.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$949 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$893 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Columbia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Columbia 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.