City government · Pottawattamie County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Avoca took in $4.6 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%City taxes35%Fines and other17%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

17%

of Avoca's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
24%$1.1 million
Sales tax
7.1%$330 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$130 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$738 thousand
  • Sewer$514 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Garbage collection$156 thousand
  • Other service charges$143 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$269 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$99 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$804 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

25%

of Avoca'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
28%$794 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$459 thousand
  • Sewer systems$190 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$145 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$702 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$564 thousand
  • Libraries$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$500 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$284 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$347 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Police$171 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$145 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$145 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$69 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$37 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$24 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$24 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Avoca. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Avoca 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.