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La Porte City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), La Porte City took in $3.6 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%State tax money10%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
37%$1.3 million
Sales tax
11%$408 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$897 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$406 thousand
  • Garbage collection$242 thousand
  • Other service charges$213 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$306 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$360 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$88 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$141 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

13%

of La Porte City'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%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$908 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$908 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$793 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$623 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$170 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$553 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$439 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$416 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$258 thousand
  • Libraries$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$366 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$136 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$136 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$115 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Porte City. 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 La Porte City 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.