City government · Johnson County, IA

Lone Tree's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lone Tree took in $4.5 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money58%City taxes22%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%State tax money4.3%Federal tax money2.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

58%

of Lone Tree's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes22%

Sales tax
12%$536 thousand
Property tax
9.9%$449 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$589 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$315 thousand
  • Water$140 thousand
  • Garbage collection$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$103 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$197 thousand

County and local tax money58%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
58%$2.6 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities83%Running the government and other costs6.7%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Interest on debt1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

83%

of Lone Tree'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
83%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Water supply$150 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$250 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$152 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$152 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$109 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lone Tree. 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 Lone Tree 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.