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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Caldwell took in $10.3 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)91%City taxes8.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

91%

of Caldwell's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes8.8%

Property tax
6.5%$669 thousand
Sales tax
2.3%$235 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services91%

Fees for services
91%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$7.5 million
  • Water$785 thousand
  • Garbage collection$501 thousand
  • Sewer$480 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

34%

of Caldwell's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$448 thousand
  • Electric power$422 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$198 thousand
  • Sewer systems$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$599 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$282 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$394 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$387 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$311 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
  • Libraries$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Caldwell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 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 Caldwell 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.