City government · Carroll County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carroll took in $20.0 million and spent $20.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Fines and other11%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money1.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Carroll's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Property tax
38%$7.5 million
Sales tax
11%$2.1 million
Other taxes
3.0%$595 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$278 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$205 thousand
  • Other licenses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$623 thousand
  • Electric power$268 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Transit fares$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$217 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$72 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$2.0 million
Fines
0.6%$110 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries35%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

35%

of Carroll's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
35%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Libraries$539 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.6 million
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$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$603 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$221 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$773 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.0 million
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$375 thousand
  • Fire protection$198 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$303 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$291 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$291 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$157 thousand
Social services
0.4%$73 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carroll. 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 Carroll 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.