City government · Union County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Afton took in $1.7 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)62%City taxes21%State tax money8.2%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

8.5%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
12%$211 thousand
Sales tax
8.5%$145 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$851 thousand
  • Sewer$93 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$61 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$140 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$82 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

57%

of Afton'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
57%$780 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$588 thousand
  • Sewer systems$123 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$167 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$88 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$52 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$43 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Afton. 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 Afton 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.