City government · Calhoun County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Manson took in $2.4 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money10%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

40%

of Manson's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes49%

Property tax
40%$966 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$198 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$922 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$563 thousand
  • Sewer$196 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$241 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$32 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

10%

of Manson'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$587 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$413 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$453 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$375 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$442 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$322 thousand
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$379 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$379 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.8%$213 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$89 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$48 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manson. 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 Manson 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.