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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gladbrook took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes32%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money8.7%County and local tax money6.8%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

8.7%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
23%$289 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$103 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$539 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$216 thousand
  • Sewer$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$110 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$115 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$86 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending13%

What stands out

5.6%

of Gladbrook'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%

Running the government and other costs
30%$383 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$258 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$294 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$161 thousand
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$123 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$72 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$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$29 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gladbrook. 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 Gladbrook 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.