City government · Pottawattamie County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carson took in $1.3 million and spent $974 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money13%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
30%$390 thousand
Sales tax
10%$135 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$182 thousand
  • Water$170 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$60 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$170 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$41 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$27 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking10%Housing and community development8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%All other spending15%

What stands out

8.2%

of Carson's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$335 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$157 thousand
  • Sewer systems$114 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$107 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Housing and community development
8.2%$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$19 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$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carson. 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 Carson 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.