City government · Muscatine County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Muscatine took in $188 million and spent $187 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)73%City taxes13%Fines and other9.1%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

73%

of Muscatine's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
9.9%$18.7 million
Sales tax
2.2%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$649 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$622 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$474 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$137 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 8 more
  • Electric power$96.4 million
  • Other service charges$18.0 million
  • Water$8.0 million
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Garbage collection$5.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$718 thousand
  • Transit fares$137 thousand
  • Housing$87 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$50 thousand
  • Road charges$17 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%$4.4 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$5.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$403 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$16.5 million
Fines
0.4%$777 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Housing and community development3.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

70%

of Muscatine's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$131 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$103 million
  • Sewer systems$13.7 million
  • Water supply$8.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$25.7 million
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$21.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$918 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$777 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$369 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$156 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Public transit$2.1 million
  • Airports$253 thousand
  • Parking$188 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$840 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$528 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$156 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$156 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$76 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$76 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$60 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Muscatine. 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 Muscatine 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.