City government · Pocahontas County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pocahontas took in $5.8 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)63%City taxes20%State tax money7.1%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money3.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

63%

of Pocahontas' 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 taxes20%

Property tax
16%$898 thousand
Sales tax
4.1%$239 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Sewer$687 thousand
  • Water$533 thousand
  • Garbage collection$261 thousand
  • Airport$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$220 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$408 thousand

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%$17 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$312 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

66%

of Pocahontas' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$528 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$289 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$730 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$255 thousand
  • Government buildings$238 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$220 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$410 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$365 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$309 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
  • Libraries$145 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$197 thousand
  • Airports$46 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$118 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$113 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pocahontas. 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 Pocahontas 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.