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Le Claire's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Le Claire took in $12.3 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fines and other22%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%State tax money6.6%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Le Claire's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes57%

Property tax
46%$5.6 million
Sales tax
7.7%$953 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$402 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$314 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$881 thousand
  • Garbage collection$384 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$404 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$817 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%$25 thousand

Fines and other22%

Fines
20%$2.5 million
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$281 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Interest on debt9.2%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

9.2%

of Le Claire's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$305 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$373 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$956 thousand
  • Fire protection$220 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$651 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$651 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$614 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$273 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$8 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$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Le Claire. 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 Le Claire 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.