City government · Park County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cody took in $35.4 million and spent $31.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)65%State tax money19%City taxes9.0%Fines and other7.3%

What stands out

65%

of Cody's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes9.0%

Property tax
5.4%$1.9 million
Other taxes
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$477 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$455 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$191 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$22.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$13.0 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$687 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$6.7 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$2.5 million
Fines
0.4%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Running the government and other costs6.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

55%

of Cody's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$17.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.7 million
  • Water supply$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$151 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$944 thousand
  • Government buildings$525 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$404 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$525 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cody. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Cody 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.