City government · Ringgold County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Diagonal took in $428 thousand and spent $476 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)51%City taxes29%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
19%$81 thousand
Sales tax
10%$44 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$217 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; water and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
  • Water$80 thousand
  • Sewer$34 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 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%$24 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$38 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$11 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Sent to other local governments4.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

56%

of Diagonal's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
56%$265 thousand
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$167 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$52 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$21 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$21 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Diagonal. 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 Diagonal 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.