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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cobb took in $674 thousand and spent $664 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Village taxes22%State tax money22%County and local tax money13%Fines and other8.2%

What stands out

13%

of Cobb's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes22%

Property tax
22%$147 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$235 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$115 thousand
  • Sewer$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$148 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$86 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

15%

of Cobb'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
44%$290 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$142 thousand
  • Sewer systems$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$75 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cobb. 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 Village of Cobb 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.