City government · Kossuth County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Swea City took in $1.5 million and spent $801 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%City taxes30%Federal tax money23%State tax money8.1%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

23%

of Swea City's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Property tax
19%$277 thousand
Sales tax
7.1%$104 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$492 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$190 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Sewer$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$334 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$118 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$44 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Health and hospitals7.9%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

32%

of Swea City's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$292 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$134 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$67 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.9%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$29 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Swea City. 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 Swea 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.