City government · Linn County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ely took in $3.6 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%Federal tax money10%State tax money9.4%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
40%$1.4 million
Sales tax
11%$397 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$968 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$474 thousand
  • Water$311 thousand
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 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%$363 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$342 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$52 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$22 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt6.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

22%

of Ely'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
33%$679 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$278 thousand
  • Water supply$239 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$455 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$283 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$278 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$278 thousand
Interest on debt
6.8%$142 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$133 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$132 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$61 thousand
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$117 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$117 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ely. 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 Ely 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.