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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cudahy took in $32.0 million and spent $29.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money17%Fines and other12%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Cudahy's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
32%$10.3 million
Other taxes
1.8%$579 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$381 thousand
  • Other licenses$176 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$10.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$860 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$917 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$5.5 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$885 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$2.8 million
Fines
3.0%$954 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals7.4%Running the government and other costs7.2%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

7.4%

of Cudahy's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$360 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$277 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
7.4%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$936 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$814 thousand
  • Government buildings$272 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$528 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cudahy. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Cudahy 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.