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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Indianola took in $54.2 million and spent $50.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)51%City taxes34%Fines and other6.5%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

51%

of Indianola's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
19%$10.2 million
Other taxes
11%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.2 million
  • Other licenses$587 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.2%$2.3 million

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$27.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$17.2 million
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$934 thousand
  • Garbage collection$406 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand
  • Housing$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$1.9 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$2.5 million

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%$99 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

42%

of Indianola's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$21.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$483 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$13.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$430 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$408 thousand
  • Government buildings$306 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$738 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.9 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$316 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$878 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Indianola. 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 Indianola 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.