City government · Hardin County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eldora took in $5.2 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes38%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

7.8%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
26%$1.3 million
Sales tax
7.8%$404 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$208 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$444 thousand
  • Water$428 thousand
  • Garbage collection$107 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$283 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$428 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$61 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$198 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Health and hospitals19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending16%

What stands out

19%

of Eldora's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$776 thousand
  • Water supply$697 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.0 million
  • Hospitals$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$768 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$595 thousand
  • Fire protection$173 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$745 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$745 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$612 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$564 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$490 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$488 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$432 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$254 thousand
  • Libraries$178 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eldora. 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 Eldora 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.