City government · Winneshiek County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Calmar took in $1.9 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes38%State tax money10%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
25%$472 thousand
Sales tax
9.6%$183 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$66 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$858 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$453 thousand
  • Water$265 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$69 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$192 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$23 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$39 thousand
Fines
0.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs9.4%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

14%

of Calmar'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
33%$503 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$244 thousand
  • Water supply$175 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$332 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$332 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$269 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$199 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$210 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$141 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$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$47 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Calmar. 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 Calmar 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.