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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Adel took in $26.2 million and spent $28.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)80%City taxes6.8%County and local tax money4.9%Fines and other4.1%State tax money4.0%

What stands out

80%

of Adel'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 taxes6.8%

Property tax
3.6%$945 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$829 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$436 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$155 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$93 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$84 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$21.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$16.4 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Gas$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Water$592 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 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%$7 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$1.0 million

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.1%

Fines
2.5%$659 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$427 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs5.2%Roads, transit and parking3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

73%

of Adel's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
73%$21.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$12.4 million
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$962 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$78 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$883 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$625 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$889 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$889 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$495 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$455 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$266 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$266 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$111 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$111 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$50 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Adel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Adel 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.