City government · Audubon County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Audubon took in $6.5 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%City taxes40%Federal tax money5.7%State tax money5.2%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

32%

of Audubon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
32%$2.0 million
Sales tax
4.4%$283 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$236 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$159 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$748 thousand
  • Garbage collection$247 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$367 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$339 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$314 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$178 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

26%

of Audubon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$341 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$686 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$457 thousand
  • Fire protection$181 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$608 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$404 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$338 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
  • Libraries$97 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$330 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$233 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$97 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$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 Audubon. 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 Audubon 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.