City government · Cedar County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Durant took in $5.7 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)55%City taxes30%State tax money6.6%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

5.2%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
23%$1.3 million
Sales tax
5.2%$297 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Sewer$752 thousand
  • Water$347 thousand
  • Garbage collection$174 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$139 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$377 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$205 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$152 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Running the government and other costs7.9%Interest on debt6.6%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

59%

of Durant's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$727 thousand
  • Water supply$187 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$584 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$479 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$404 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$376 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$313 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$265 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$13 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$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Durant. 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 Durant 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.