City government · Pottawattamie County, IA

Carter Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Carter Lake took in $7.1 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money14%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
30%$2.1 million
Other taxes
9.5%$672 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$581 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.3%$657 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$712 thousand
  • Water$666 thousand
  • Garbage collection$143 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$733 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$977 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Parks, recreation and libraries33%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking3.7%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

33%

of Carter Lake'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
37%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Water supply$762 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$157 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
33%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$234 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$893 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$500 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$240 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$374 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$374 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$286 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$286 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carter Lake. 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 Carter Lake 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.