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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kalona took in $4.0 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money14%County and local tax money8.6%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
37%$1.5 million
Sales tax
10%$408 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$411 thousand
  • Water$347 thousand
  • Garbage collection$181 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$547 thousand

County and local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.6%$345 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

17%

of Kalona'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$967 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$829 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$370 thousand
  • Sewer systems$282 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$581 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$294 thousand
  • Libraries$287 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$547 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$547 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$241 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$197 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$142 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$138 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kalona. 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 Kalona 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.