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Cooks Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cooks Valley took in $349 thousand and spent $299 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money43%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%County and local tax money0.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
42%$145 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$44 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$149 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

3.3%

of Cooks Valley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$198 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cooks Valley. 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 Cooks Valley 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.