City government · Fayette County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fayette took in $2.3 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes28%Fines and other22%State tax money8.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
19%$445 thousand
Sales tax
5.9%$135 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$941 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$367 thousand
  • Water$289 thousand
  • Other service charges$195 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$187 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$12 thousand

Fines and other22%

Fines
13%$290 thousand
Interest, rents and other
9.2%$210 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals14%Sent to other local governments11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

14%

of Fayette'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
39%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$920 thousand
  • Sewer systems$285 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$482 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$442 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$442 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$442 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$356 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$356 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$224 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$110 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$44 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fayette. 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 Fayette 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.