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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Le Mars took in $145 million and spent $136 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)87%City taxes8.2%Fines and other3.3%State tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

87%

of Le Mars' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes8.2%

Property tax
6.6%$9.5 million
Sales tax
1.2%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$530 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$222 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$210 thousand
  • Other licenses$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$126 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$114 million
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$865 thousand
  • Garbage collection$853 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$768 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$976 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$1.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$144 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$4.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals80%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

80%

of Le Mars' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
80%$109 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$109 million
  • Public health$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$922 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$698 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.0%$2.7 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$774 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$570 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$120 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Le Mars. 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 Le Mars 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.