City government · Cerro Gordo County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plymouth took in $988 thousand and spent $1.6 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Federal tax money47%City taxes25%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%State tax money3.5%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes25%

Property tax
16%$159 thousand
Sales tax
8.4%$83 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$210 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$83 thousand
  • Sewer$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money47%

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

From the federal government
47%$464 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$35 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Running the government and other costs3.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

82%

of Plymouth's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
82%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$140 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
  • Water supply$56 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.3%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plymouth. 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 Plymouth 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.