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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Copperton took in $218 thousand and spent $135 thousand.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes71%State tax money19%Federal tax money6.4%Fees for services2.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

68%

of Copperton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes71%

Property tax
68%$148 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$14 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$41 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.5%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs88%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

88%

of Copperton'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%

Running the government and other costs
88%$119 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Copperton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Copperton 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.