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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garnavillo took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes38%State tax money9.3%County and local tax money4.8%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

8.3%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax

25%$337 thousand

Sales tax

8.3%$113 thousand

Other taxes

5.3%$73 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$71 thousand
Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services

41%$564 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$266 thousand
Water$240 thousand
Garbage collection$55 thousand
Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government

4.0%$54 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state

9.3%$127 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

4.8%$66 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other

2.3%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

30%

of Garnavillo's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

30%$319 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$319 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

29%$313 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$139 thousand
Water supply$119 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

17%$181 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$121 thousand
Police$57 thousand
Courts and legal services$3 thousand

Running the government and other costs

14%$149 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more

Other and not broken out$82 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Government buildings$3 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

7.5%$80 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$57 thousand
Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Interest on debt

2.0%$21 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$15 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.3%$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 Garnavillo. 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 Garnavillo 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.