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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Keosauqua took in $3.2 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%City taxes14%Fines and other6.9%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Keosauqua's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
9.5%$304 thousand
Sales tax
3.3%$105 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water$412 thousand
  • Sewer$239 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$68 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$162 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Sent to other local governments6.5%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

71%

of Keosauqua'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
71%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Water supply$296 thousand
  • Sewer systems$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$232 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand
  • Libraries$61 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$199 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$199 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$188 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$84 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$72 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$51 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Keosauqua. 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 Keosauqua 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.