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Strawberry Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Strawberry Point took in $3.4 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)55%City taxes23%Fines and other12%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money2.7%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

8.3%

of Strawberry Point's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Property tax
17%$575 thousand
Sales tax
5.1%$174 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer$346 thousand
  • Water$221 thousand
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$92 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$166 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$89 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
8.3%$286 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$137 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs8.1%Health and hospitals4.3%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

10%

of Strawberry Point'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
53%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
  • Water supply$146 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$452 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$383 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$276 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$148 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$218 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$111 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$116 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$116 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$82 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$52 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$30 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$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Strawberry Point. 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 Strawberry Point 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.