City government · Dubuque County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Centralia took in $53 thousand and spent $18 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Federal tax money19%State tax money13%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

38%

of Centralia's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes64%

Other taxes
38%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
26%$14 thousand

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$10 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$7 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

61%

of Centralia's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$11 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Centralia. 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 Centralia 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.