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Cuba City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cuba City took in $5.6 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)57%City taxes22%State tax money13%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

57%

of Cuba City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
22%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Sewer$497 thousand
  • Water$438 thousand
  • Garbage collection$142 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$106 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$716 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$66 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$300 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

59%

of Cuba City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Water supply$371 thousand
  • Sewer systems$346 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$918 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$808 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$449 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$449 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$338 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$241 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cuba City. 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 City of Cuba City 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.