City government · Buena Vista County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sioux Rapids took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes36%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

8.5%

of Sioux Rapids' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
22%$265 thousand
Sales tax
8.5%$104 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$579 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$249 thousand
  • Sewer$156 thousand
  • Garbage collection$146 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$56 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$114 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$20 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Running the government and other costs8.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

9%

of Sioux Rapids' 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
50%$514 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$257 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$154 thousand
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$151 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$120 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$26 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$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sioux Rapids. 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 Sioux Rapids 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.