City government · Johnson County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tiffin took in $8.8 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money8.4%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax

47%$4.2 million

Other taxes

6.4%$562 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes

Other licenses$555 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$2.8 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$1.3 million
Water$1.1 million
Garbage collection$405 thousand
Parks and recreation$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government

3.7%$323 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state

8.4%$735 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other

2.0%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending15%

What stands out

7.3%

of Tiffin's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

44%$2.9 million

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

Sewer systems$1.6 million
Water supply$955 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$393 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

12%$820 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$820 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

11%$763 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more

Fire protection$275 thousand
Inspections and regulation$226 thousand
Police$183 thousand
Courts and legal services$79 thousand

Interest on debt

8.6%$572 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$571 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.1%$541 thousand

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

Parks and recreation$483 thousand
Libraries$58 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.0%$531 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$226 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
Government buildings$66 thousand

Sent to other local governments

7.3%$483 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$483 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$5 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tiffin. 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 Tiffin 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.