City government · Jasper County, IA

Prairie City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Prairie City took in $3.2 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Fines and other26%City taxes26%State tax money10%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Prairie City's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Property tax
18%$588 thousand
Sales tax
6.1%$195 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$465 thousand
  • Water$450 thousand
  • Other service charges$147 thousand
  • Garbage collection$135 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$328 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$13 thousand

Fines and other26%

Fines
19%$589 thousand
Interest, rents and other
7.5%$238 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

52%

of Prairie City's 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
52%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$296 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$149 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$699 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$699 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$511 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$464 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$295 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$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$240 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Libraries$96 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$49 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$38 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 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 Prairie City. 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 Prairie City 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.