City government · Fayette County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hawkeye took in $798 thousand and spent $625 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes32%County and local tax money11%State tax money6.5%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

11%

of Hawkeye's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes32%

Property tax
21%$170 thousand
Sales tax
6.1%$49 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$326 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$131 thousand
  • Sewer$128 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$31 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$52 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$87 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending10%

What stands out

23%

of Hawkeye's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$112 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$32 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$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
Health and hospitals
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hawkeye. 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 Hawkeye 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.