City government · Buchanan County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jesup took in $4.4 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%County and local tax money9.9%Fines and other9.9%State tax money8.1%

What stands out

10%

of Jesup'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 taxes43%

Property tax
35%$1.5 million
Sales tax
7.5%$334 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$698 thousand
  • Water$420 thousand
  • Other service charges$148 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$357 thousand

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$440 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$434 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Running the government and other costs4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

66%

of Jesup's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Water supply$312 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$879 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$879 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$709 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$461 thousand
  • Fire protection$209 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$304 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$165 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$238 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$175 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$235 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jesup. 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 Jesup 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.