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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Coralville took in $75.3 million and spent $91.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)21%Fines and other12%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Coralville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes56%

Property tax
50%$37.3 million
Other taxes
6.8%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$394 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$15.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 7 more
  • Sewer$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$373 thousand
  • Parking$329 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$93 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$894 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$6.9 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$194 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$8.8 million
Fines
0.2%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Interest on debt19%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

19%

of Coralville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$32.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$28.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$967 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$471 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$17.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$17.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$13.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.0 million
  • Public transit$2.4 million
  • Parking$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$12.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.4 million
  • Libraries$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$151 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.6 million
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$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$211 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$211 thousand
Social services
0.2%$147 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$147 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coralville. 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 Coralville 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.