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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Aplington took in $2.5 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 (electric power, water)57%City taxes24%Fines and other6.8%State tax money6.4%Federal tax money3.2%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

57%

of Aplington'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 taxes24%

Property tax
20%$484 thousand
Sales tax
4.5%$112 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$890 thousand
  • Water$206 thousand
  • Sewer$163 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$79 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$157 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$50 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$167 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

57%

of Aplington'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%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$807 thousand
  • Water supply$115 thousand
  • Sewer systems$97 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$145 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$172 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$137 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$104 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$84 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 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 Aplington. 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 Aplington 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.