City government · Polk County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mitchellville took in $3.9 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes33%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes33%

Sales tax
15%$592 thousand
Property tax
15%$566 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Other licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$762 thousand
  • Water$732 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$239 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$412 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$91 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$151 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

59%

of Mitchellville'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
59%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$713 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$644 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$400 thousand
  • Fire protection$214 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$360 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$157 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$261 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$210 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$121 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$89 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mitchellville. 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 Mitchellville 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.