City government · Woodbury County, IA

Sergeant Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sergeant Bluff took in $12.9 million and spent $10.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)58%City taxes32%State tax money6.0%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

6.7%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
24%$3.1 million
Sales tax
6.7%$867 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$103 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$60 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$497 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$260 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Housing$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$775 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$59 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$389 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

55%

of Sergeant Bluff'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%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$951 thousand
  • Water supply$865 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$416 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$322 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$459 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$291 thousand
  • Government buildings$226 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$648 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$648 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$579 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$485 thousand
  • Libraries$94 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$465 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$327 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$138 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sergeant Bluff. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Sergeant Bluff 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.