City government · Lyon County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), George took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money15%Fines and other9.3%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
31%$491 thousand
Sales tax
10%$163 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$481 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$158 thousand
  • Sewer$153 thousand
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$243 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$27 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$145 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

25%

of George'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$338 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$180 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$286 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Libraries$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$181 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 2 more
  • Inspections and regulation$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$28 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$28 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$22 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of George. 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 George 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.