City government · Bremer County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sumner City took in $4.2 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%State tax money33%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Sumner City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
27%$1.1 million
Sales tax
6.1%$256 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$653 thousand
  • Water$294 thousand
  • Garbage collection$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$22 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

59%

of Sumner City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$237 thousand
  • Water supply$206 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$649 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$415 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$193 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$541 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$286 thousand
  • Police$237 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$362 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
  • Libraries$162 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$246 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$246 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$83 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$52 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$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sumner 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 Sumner 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.