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Cedar City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cedar City took in $37.6 million and spent $53.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%County and local tax money9.5%State tax money7.3%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
21%$7.9 million
Other taxes
15%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$996 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$231 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.8%$2.5 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 8 more
  • Water$8.0 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$471 thousand
  • Road charges$302 thousand
  • Other service charges$225 thousand
  • Airport$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$71 thousand
  • Transit fares$24 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$2.7 million

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$3.6 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.7 million
Fines
1.1%$427 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Cedar City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$17.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.7 million
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$432 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Airports$1.0 million
  • Public transit$476 thousand
  • Parking$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$9.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Libraries$642 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$368 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$347 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$202 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$202 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$202 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$154 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cedar City. 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 Cedar City 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.