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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sioux City took in $254 million and spent $176 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Federal tax money14%State tax money9.4%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Sioux City's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
27%$67.8 million
Sales tax
7.2%$18.2 million
Other taxes
5.1%$13.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$79.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$39.5 million
  • Water$21.1 million
  • Other service charges$8.9 million
  • Garbage collection$5.6 million
  • Transit fares$1.4 million
  • Parking$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$609 thousand
  • Airport$499 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$131 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%$34.3 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$24.0 million

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%$1.0 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$16.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending15%

What stands out

7.4%

of Sioux City's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$50.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$24.4 million
  • Water supply$17.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$48.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$26.3 million
  • Fire protection$19.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$438 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$20.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$11.8 million
  • Airports$7.0 million
  • Parking$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$16.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$764 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$714 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$213 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$13.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.2 million
  • Libraries$3.6 million
Housing and community development
7.4%$13.0 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$6.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$290 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$6.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$351 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$351 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sioux City. 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 City 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.