City government · O'Brien County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Primghar took in $3.2 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)53%City taxes19%Fines and other15%County and local tax money6.6%State tax money6.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Primghar's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
14%$449 thousand
Sales tax
4.5%$145 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$952 thousand
  • Sewer$232 thousand
  • Water$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$5 thousand

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$200 thousand

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$212 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$472 thousand
Fines
0.6%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending10%

What stands out

15%

of Primghar's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$815 thousand
  • Water supply$188 thousand
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$562 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$439 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$396 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$396 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$127 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$97 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$97 thousand
Social services
2.7%$72 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$72 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Primghar. 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 Primghar 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.