City government · Sioux County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hawarden took in $35.9 million and spent $30.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)91%City taxes6.1%Fines and other1.5%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

91%

of Hawarden'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 taxes6.1%

Property tax
3.4%$1.2 million
Sales tax
1.6%$561 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$416 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$393 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services91%

Fees for services
91%$32.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 7 more
  • Hospital bills$26.0 million
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Gas$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$974 thousand
  • Sewer$656 thousand
  • Water$516 thousand
  • Other service charges$282 thousand
  • Garbage collection$246 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$124 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$437 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$79 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$535 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals64%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Running the government and other costs6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

64%

of Hawarden's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
64%$19.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$19.3 million
  • Public health$220 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Gas supply$1.1 million
  • Water supply$466 thousand
  • Sewer systems$439 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$255 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$264 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$794 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$581 thousand
  • Fire protection$166 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$535 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$329 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$196 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$133 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hawarden. 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 Hawarden 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.