City government · Emmet County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Estherville took in $18.6 million and spent $16.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)67%City taxes22%State tax money4.5%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Estherville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
16%$3.0 million
Sales tax
4.0%$743 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$339 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$193 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$7.3 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$842 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
  • Other service charges$89 thousand
  • Airport$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$309 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$845 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$841 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

60%

of Estherville'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
60%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$802 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$328 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$453 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$598 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$538 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$332 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$554 thousand
  • Libraries$465 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$205 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$187 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$181 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$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
Health and hospitals
0.6%$94 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$94 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Estherville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Estherville 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.