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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ireton took in $1.0 million and spent $941 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other9.2%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Ireton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes48%

Property tax
34%$341 thousand
Sales tax
11%$111 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$292 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$116 thousand
  • Sewer$114 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$45 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$91 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%

What stands out

14%

of Ireton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$111 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
  • Sewer systems$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$141 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$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$133 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$133 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; fire protection and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ireton. 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 Ireton 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.