City government · O'Brien County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sheldon took in $13.5 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other7.6%State tax money6.5%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

43%

of Sheldon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
43%$5.8 million
Sales tax
7.6%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$195 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$483 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$882 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$76 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

10%

of Sheldon'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$271 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$231 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$861 thousand
  • Libraries$234 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$601 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$414 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$414 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sheldon. 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 Sheldon 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.