City government · Calhoun County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Pomeroy took in $1.2 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money5.1%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

36%

of Pomeroy's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
36%$420 thousand
Sales tax
5.3%$62 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 services38%

Fees for services
38%$451 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$245 thousand
  • Sewer$145 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$60 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$106 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$37 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Running the government and other costs5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

54%

of Pomeroy'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
54%$906 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$906 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$397 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$285 thousand
  • Sewer systems$61 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$118 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$68 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pomeroy. 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 Pomeroy 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.