City government · Webster County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Duncombe took in $642 thousand and spent $427 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money8.4%County and local tax money5.1%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
41%$261 thousand
Sales tax
11%$71 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$177 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$91 thousand
  • Sewer$47 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$29 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$54 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$33 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

17%

of Duncombe'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
27%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$46 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
  • Sewer systems$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$103 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$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$82 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$8 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$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Duncombe. 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 Duncombe 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.