City government · Shelby County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Shelby took in $2.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)41%City taxes36%Fines and other16%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

16%

of Shelby'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 taxes36%

Property tax
32%$796 thousand
Sales tax
3.4%$86 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$667 thousand
  • Water$201 thousand
  • Sewer$99 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$144 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$40 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$392 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Interest on debt8.0%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

8%

of Shelby's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$671 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$532 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
  • Water supply$51 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$203 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$203 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$21 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$21 thousand
Social services
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelby. 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 Shelby 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.