City government · Woodbury County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Danbury took in $399 thousand and spent $394 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%City taxes38%Fines and other12%State tax money8.0%County and local tax money3.3%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
22%$86 thousand
Sales tax
13%$52 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$154 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$76 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand
  • Housing$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$32 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$13 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Housing and community development6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

13%

of Danbury'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
47%$186 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
  • Water supply$65 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$106 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Housing and community development
6.3%$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Danbury. 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 Danbury 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.