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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carnation took in $7.4 million and spent $9.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)33%City taxes28%State tax money23%Fines and other15%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

8%

of Carnation's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Other taxes
14%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$443 thousand
  • Other licenses$306 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$273 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.0%$594 thousand
Property tax
6.0%$443 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$874 thousand
  • Other service charges$154 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$79 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$20 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

52%

of Carnation's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$920 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$429 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$388 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$655 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$549 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$337 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$185 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$152 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carnation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Carnation 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.