City government · Mills County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Emerson took in $667 thousand and spent $474 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes25%Federal tax money9.7%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money4.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
17%$116 thousand
Sales tax
7.3%$49 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$342 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$210 thousand
  • Sewer$130 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$65 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$57 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$31 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

12%

of Emerson'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
49%$233 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$161 thousand
  • Sewer systems$68 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$63 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$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$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
0.4%$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 Emerson. 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 Emerson 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.