City government · Sioux County, IA

Sioux Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sioux Center took in $54.4 million and spent $43.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, electric power)54%City taxes17%State tax money14%Fines and other13%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Sioux Center'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 taxes17%

Property tax
13%$7.2 million
Sales tax
2.9%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$415 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$237 thousand
  • Other licenses$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$29.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; electric power and 5 more
  • Gas$11.4 million
  • Electric power$10.5 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$993 thousand
  • Other service charges$281 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$818 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$7.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$118 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$7.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs7.2%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

14%

of Sioux Center'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
66%$28.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; electric power and 3 more
  • Gas supply$11.8 million
  • Electric power$10.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$633 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$6.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.4 million
  • Libraries$759 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$198 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$231 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$922 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$794 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$64 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$580 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$580 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sioux Center. 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 Sioux Center 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.