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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cowley took in $1.1 million and spent $692 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%Federal tax money14%Town taxes7.7%Fines and other7.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Cowley's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes7.7%

Property tax
5.8%$63 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$355 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$149 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$151 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$412 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$54 thousand
Fines
2.6%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking6.6%

What stands out

18%

of Cowley's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$287 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$270 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$130 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
  • Water supply$46 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$127 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$83 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cowley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cowley 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.