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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colburn took in $338 thousand and spent $226 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%Town taxes18%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.0%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes18%

Property tax
18%$60 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$46 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$209 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

6.6%

of Colburn's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$42 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)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colburn. 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 Colburn 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.