City government · Butler County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Allison took in $1.8 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 (sewer, garbage collection)38%City taxes36%State tax money10%Fines and other10%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

6.3%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
29%$508 thousand
Sales tax
6.3%$110 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$664 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$297 thousand
  • Garbage collection$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
  • Water$94 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$73 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$180 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$29 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$175 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments7.4%All other spending17%

What stands out

19%

of Allison'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$404 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$228 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
  • Water supply$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$263 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
  • Libraries$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$220 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$101 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$101 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$57 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Allison. 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 Allison 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.