City government · Emmet County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Armstrong took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes39%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

7.5%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
25%$380 thousand
Sales tax
7.5%$116 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$103 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$676 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$326 thousand
  • Water$224 thousand
  • Garbage collection$115 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$76 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$134 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$17 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$41 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

11%

of Armstrong'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
50%$596 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$275 thousand
  • Water supply$225 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$205 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$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$129 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$102 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$54 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$54 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$30 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Armstrong. 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 Armstrong 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.