City government · Polk County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Alleman took in $613 thousand and spent $459 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%State tax money12%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes68%

Property tax
40%$247 thousand
Sales tax
19%$117 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$124 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$73 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Sent to other local governments8.3%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

8.3%

of Alleman's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$183 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$153 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$118 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.3%$38 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$38 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alleman. 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 Alleman 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.