City government · Chickasaw County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Nashua took in $2.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other8.2%State tax money8.0%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
31%$875 thousand
Sales tax
8.3%$233 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$921 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$505 thousand
  • Water$271 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$270 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$225 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$24 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$229 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Environment and natural resources10%Running the government and other costs7.8%All other spending23%

What stands out

10%

of Nashua's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$647 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$272 thousand
  • Water supply$240 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$462 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$462 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$303 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Environment and natural resources
10%$242 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$242 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$184 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$161 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$115 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$142 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$142 thousand
Housing and community development
5.0%$118 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nashua. 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 Nashua 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.