City government · Chickasaw County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ionia took in $360 thousand and spent $254 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes28%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money5.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Ionia'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 taxes28%

Property tax
17%$60 thousand
Sales tax
9.4%$34 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$178 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Water$52 thousand
  • Sewer$25 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$21 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$21 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$38 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

35%

of Ionia's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$81 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$41 thousand
  • Water supply$31 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$6 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$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ionia. 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 Ionia 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.