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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colfax took in $4.4 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money16%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
17%$751 thousand
Other taxes
14%$607 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$431 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$84 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$544 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$760 thousand
  • Sewer$732 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$709 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$99 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
2.1%$91 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Running the government and other costs4.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

15%

of Colfax's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$733 thousand
  • Sewer systems$546 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$983 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$565 thousand
  • Fire protection$351 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$468 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$454 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$269 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$154 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Colfax. 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 Colfax 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.