City government · Pottawattamie County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Crescent took in $1.0 million and spent $856 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other15%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money4.4%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
23%$234 thousand
Sales tax
9.7%$100 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$350 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$177 thousand
  • Sewer$133 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$46 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$94 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$38 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Health and hospitals5.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

5.4%

of Crescent's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$250 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$209 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$159 thousand
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$198 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$187 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$43 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$41 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$12 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$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crescent. 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 Crescent 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.