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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cosmopolis took in $3.6 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%State tax money11%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Cosmopolis' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes56%

Other taxes
29%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$697 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$257 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$704 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$297 thousand

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$581 thousand
  • Sewer$536 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$386 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.5%$17 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

36%

of Cosmopolis' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$586 thousand
  • Water supply$564 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$872 thousand
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$436 thousand
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$169 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$123 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$109 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 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 Cosmopolis. 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 Cosmopolis 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.