City government · O'Brien County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hartley took in $5.8 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)65%City taxes14%State tax money11%Fines and other9.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

65%

of Hartley's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
9.6%$559 thousand
Sales tax
4.4%$258 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Gas$847 thousand
  • Water$497 thousand
  • Sewer$353 thousand
  • Other service charges$195 thousand
  • Garbage collection$158 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$612 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%$50 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$550 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

68%

of Hartley'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
68%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Gas supply$973 thousand
  • Sewer systems$647 thousand
  • Water supply$572 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$427 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$275 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$412 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$302 thousand
  • Fire protection$107 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$338 thousand
  • Public transit$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$268 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
  • Libraries$77 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$222 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$222 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$128 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$89 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$72 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hartley. 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 Hartley 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.