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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ackley took in $3.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%City taxes33%State tax money7.1%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

6.4%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
24%$830 thousand
Sales tax
6.4%$221 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$802 thousand
  • Water$450 thousand
  • Garbage collection$221 thousand
  • Other service charges$169 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$175 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$245 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$23 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$220 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%All other spending23%

What stands out

6.6%

of Ackley's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$637 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$287 thousand
  • Sewer systems$223 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$127 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$306 thousand
  • Airports$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$252 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$108 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$163 thousand
Housing and community development
6.6%$134 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.4%$131 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$131 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$50 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$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ackley. 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 City of Ackley 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.