City government · Mitchell County, IA

St. Ansgar's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Ansgar took in $3.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other12%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
46%$1.5 million
Sales tax
4.7%$157 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$889 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$331 thousand
  • Sewer$301 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$83 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$209 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$64 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$403 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs8.3%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

14%

of St. Ansgar'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
48%$961 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$656 thousand
  • Water supply$249 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$315 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$315 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$284 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$153 thousand
  • Libraries$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$202 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$125 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$167 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$84 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$76 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Ansgar. 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 St. Ansgar 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.