City government · Scott County, IA

Blue Grass's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Blue Grass took in $2.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)13%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money5.4%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

51%

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

City taxes65%

Property tax
51%$1.5 million
Sales tax
11%$328 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$387 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$260 thousand
  • Garbage collection$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$124 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$255 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$158 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$51 thousand
Fines
0.9%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

25%

of Blue Grass' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$797 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$692 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$500 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$333 thousand
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$302 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$185 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$167 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$58 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$58 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blue Grass. 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 Blue Grass 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.