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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cumberland took in $10.0 million and spent $11.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)64%City taxes19%State tax money11%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.4%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

64%

of Cumberland'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 taxes19%

Property tax
19%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$643 thousand
  • Airport$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$110 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.1 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%$278 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$130 thousand
Fines
0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Running the government and other costs4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

35%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$483 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
  • Airports$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$965 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$819 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$497 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$453 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$399 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$383 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cumberland. 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 Cumberland 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.