City government · Bremer County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Janesville took in $2.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money18%Fines and other11%County and local tax money6.4%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

6.3%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
25%$507 thousand
Sales tax
6.3%$127 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$565 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$233 thousand
  • Sewer$201 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$74 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$354 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$128 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$208 thousand
Fines
0.6%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

16%

of Janesville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$439 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$193 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$268 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$183 thousand
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$171 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$166 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
  • Public transit$13 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$60 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$60 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$55 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$45 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Janesville. 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 Janesville 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.