City government · Guthrie County, IA

Guthrie Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Guthrie Center took in $3.8 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)57%City taxes26%Fines and other6.9%State tax money6.2%Federal tax money2.9%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

6.2%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
20%$751 thousand
Sales tax
6.2%$235 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$994 thousand
  • Water$671 thousand
  • Sewer$301 thousand
  • Garbage collection$143 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$109 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$236 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$52 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$260 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs9.8%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Housing and community development1.8%

What stands out

61%

of Guthrie Center'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
61%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Water supply$849 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
  • Sewer systems$197 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$470 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$359 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$381 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$311 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$310 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$303 thousand
  • Airports$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$296 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
  • Libraries$135 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Guthrie Center. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Guthrie Center 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.