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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colby took in $414 thousand and spent $332 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%Town taxes22%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.9%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

64%

of Colby's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
21%$87 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$45 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$263 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Colby's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$48 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$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Colby. 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 Colby 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.