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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Galva took in $588 thousand and spent $569 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes31%State tax money14%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
20%$118 thousand
Sales tax
11%$65 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$288 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$129 thousand
  • Sewer$111 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$83 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$5 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Sent to other local governments9.8%Roads, transit and parking7.9%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

10%

of Galva's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$284 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$144 thousand
  • Water supply$90 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$67 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$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$56 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.8%$56 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$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$5 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Galva. 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 Galva 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.