City government · Keokuk County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sigourney took in $3.7 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Federal tax money14%State tax money8.4%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
24%$902 thousand
Sales tax
8.0%$301 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$175 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$160 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$586 thousand
  • Water$481 thousand
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$509 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$316 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$15 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$251 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

74%

of Sigourney'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
74%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Water supply$462 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$620 thousand
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$471 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$415 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$415 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$396 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$199 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$205 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$134 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$110 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$96 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$24 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$24 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sigourney. 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 Sigourney 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.