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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Quasqueton took in $601 thousand and spent $526 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%State tax money20%Fines and other13%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
33%$196 thousand
Sales tax
12%$72 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$131 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$121 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments6.7%

What stands out

18%

of Quasqueton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$64 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$29 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$35 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$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Quasqueton. 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 Quasqueton 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.