City government · Pocahontas County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fonda took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%City taxes21%State tax money7.0%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

61%

of Fonda'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 taxes21%

Property tax
16%$240 thousand
Sales tax
4.8%$73 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$942 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$578 thousand
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$43 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$107 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$36 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

58%

of Fonda'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
58%$827 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$503 thousand
  • Water supply$148 thousand
  • Sewer systems$88 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$101 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$55 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fonda. 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 Fonda 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.