City government · Audubon County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Exira took in $1.8 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)31%City taxes26%Fines and other21%County and local tax money13%State tax money6.0%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Exira's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Property tax
20%$367 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$101 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$569 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$335 thousand
  • Sewer$142 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$57 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$111 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$233 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$394 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs5.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

20%

of Exira'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%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$525 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$525 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$392 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$292 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$375 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$265 thousand
  • Libraries$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$298 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$243 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$106 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Housing and community development
4.7%$89 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$82 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$78 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$40 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$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Exira. 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 Exira 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.