City government · Sac County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sac City took in $5.1 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)58%City taxes27%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

5.7%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
21%$1.1 million
Sales tax
5.7%$291 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$1.2 million
  • Water$679 thousand
  • Sewer$628 thousand
  • Garbage collection$341 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$220 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$311 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$50 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$170 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

55%

of Sac 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
55%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$772 thousand
  • Water supply$582 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$817 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$506 thousand
  • Fire protection$300 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$592 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
  • Airports$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$354 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$334 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$211 thousand
  • Libraries$123 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$176 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$175 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sac 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 Sac 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.