City government · Lucas County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chariton took in $9.1 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes32%State tax money6.5%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money5.6%

What stands out

5.6%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
24%$2.2 million
Sales tax
5.2%$474 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$222 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$103 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Airport$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$507 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$592 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$523 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Running the government and other costs6.6%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

10%

of Chariton'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
45%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$354 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$780 thousand
  • Fire protection$513 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$140 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$869 thousand
  • Libraries$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$730 thousand
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$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$169 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$126 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$309 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$165 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$81 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$81 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chariton. 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 Chariton 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.