City government · Dubuque County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dubuque took in $171 million and spent $180 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Fines and other12%State tax money11%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Dubuque's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
23%$39.9 million
Other taxes
7.5%$12.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.7 million
  • Other licenses$4.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.1%$12.2 million

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$49.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$21.7 million
  • Water$11.1 million
  • Garbage collection$10.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Parking$724 thousand
  • Transit fares$349 thousand
  • Airport$227 thousand
  • Housing$166 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$17.5 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$18.4 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$711 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$19.9 million
Fines
0.3%$480 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

33%

of Dubuque's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$59.8 million
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$49.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$32.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.8 million
  • Fire protection$12.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$28.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.2 million
  • Water supply$8.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$21.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Airports$5.3 million
  • Public transit$4.3 million
  • Parking$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$16.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.1 million
  • Libraries$4.2 million
Housing and community development
6.0%$10.9 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$6.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$6.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$499 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Social services
0.3%$554 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$554 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$256 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$256 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dubuque. 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 Dubuque 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.