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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pella took in $50.5 million and spent $45.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)57%City taxes23%Fines and other15%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

57%

of Pella'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 taxes23%

Property tax
16%$8.0 million
Sales tax
4.5%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$706 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$403 thousand
  • Other licenses$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$28.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$18.0 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$770 thousand
  • Garbage collection$719 thousand
  • Parking$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$947 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$1.6 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$129 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$7.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

54%

of Pella'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
54%$24.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$19.7 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$715 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$5.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$586 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$555 thousand
  • Government buildings$271 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Libraries$841 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$132 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$707 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$418 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$182 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pella. 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 Pella 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.