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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Davenport took in $32.9 million and spent $25.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fines and other22%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

43%

of Davenport's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes52%

Other taxes
43%$14.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$12.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$955 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$527 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$263 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.6%$3.1 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$884 thousand
  • Other service charges$396 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$185 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$2.4 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$548 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$273 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$7.1 million
Fines
0.1%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Parks, recreation and libraries30%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

30%

of Davenport'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
38%$9.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$271 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
30%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$601 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$815 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$752 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$626 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$626 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$385 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$274 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$111 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$167 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$167 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Davenport. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Davenport 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.