City government · Cherokee County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cherokee took in $9.6 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%State tax money14%Federal tax money6.9%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

8.3%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
27%$2.6 million
Sales tax
8.3%$802 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$580 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$469 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$87 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$899 thousand
  • Garbage collection$725 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$663 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$73 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$245 thousand
Fines
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs9.5%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

30%

of Cherokee's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$867 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$716 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Airports$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$898 thousand
  • Fire protection$226 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$690 thousand
  • Libraries$408 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$924 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$365 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$220 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$154 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$129 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$102 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cherokee. 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 Cherokee 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.