City government · Carroll County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Templeton took in $1.0 million and spent $824 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other12%State tax money5.5%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

43%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax

43%$433 thousand

Sales tax

6.5%$65 thousand

Other taxes

0.5%$5 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes

Other licenses$3 thousand
Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services

25%$251 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more

Water$140 thousand
Sewer$49 thousand
Gas$31 thousand
Garbage collection$28 thousand
Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government

4.2%$42 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state

5.5%$55 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.4%$34 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other

12%$121 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

45%

of Templeton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

45%$374 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Other and not broken out$321 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Government buildings$6 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

21%$171 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$100 thousand
Sewer systems$43 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

12%$100 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$100 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

11%$94 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Libraries$1 thousand

Interest on debt

3.6%$30 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

2.7%$22 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$15 thousand
Police$5 thousand
Courts and legal services$2 thousand

Sent to other local governments

2.7%$22 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$22 thousand

Housing and community development

1.3%$11 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Templeton. 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 Templeton 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.