City government · Pottawattamie County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Underwood took in $1.7 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)17%State tax money13%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money5.0%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

9.2%

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

City taxes55%

Property tax
41%$707 thousand
Sales tax
9.2%$157 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$294 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$209 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$71 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$231 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$86 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Housing and community development16%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

16%

of Underwood's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$392 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$172 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$111 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$339 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$292 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$217 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$169 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$26 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$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Underwood. 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 Underwood 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.