City government · Cass County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Massena took in $2.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%County and local tax money3.7%State tax money3.1%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

36%

of Massena's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes43%

Property tax
40%$1.0 million
Sales tax
2.6%$66 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$331 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$157 thousand
  • Water$125 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$915 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$78 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$94 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

71%

of Massena's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$284 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$133 thousand
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Massena. 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 Massena 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.