City government · O'Brien County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Paullina took in $2.8 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%City taxes24%Fines and other5.0%State tax money4.9%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

61%

of Paullina's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
17%$465 thousand
Sales tax
6.3%$175 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Water$290 thousand
  • Sewer$180 thousand
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$73 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$138 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$68 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$138 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

5.6%

of Paullina's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$808 thousand
  • Water supply$224 thousand
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$459 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$286 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$297 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$275 thousand
  • Airports$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$254 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$187 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$145 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$145 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Paullina. 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 Paullina 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.