City government · Tama County, IA

Tama's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tama took in $4.3 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money12%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

8.6%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
30%$1.3 million
Sales tax
8.6%$370 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$114 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$550 thousand
  • Sewer$545 thousand
  • Other service charges$374 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$243 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$509 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$140 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals10%Running the government and other costs9.6%All other spending14%

What stands out

10%

of Tama's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$950 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$536 thousand
  • Sewer systems$330 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$767 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$686 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$538 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$538 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$342 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$342 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$323 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$173 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$254 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$182 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$163 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tama. 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 Tama 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.