City government · Appanoose County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moravia took in $815 thousand and spent $653 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%City taxes33%State tax money11%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
21%$168 thousand
Sales tax
11%$87 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$373 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$167 thousand
  • Sewer$158 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$48 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$90 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

52%

of Moravia'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
52%$342 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$203 thousand
  • Water supply$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$120 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$5 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moravia. 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 Moravia 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.