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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Caledonia took in $270 thousand and spent $185 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes34%Federal tax money18%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

18%

of Caledonia's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
30%$80 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$48 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$123 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

18%

of Caledonia's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Caledonia. 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 Town of Caledonia 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.