City government · Benton County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Urbana took in $3.0 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
45%$1.4 million
Sales tax
6.1%$185 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$983 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$540 thousand
  • Water$288 thousand
  • Garbage collection$155 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%$111 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$301 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Fines
0.9%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs9.6%Interest on debt7.3%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

27%

of Urbana'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
34%$734 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$297 thousand
  • Water supply$294 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$591 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$591 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$289 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$190 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$127 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Libraries$57 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.0%$65 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$65 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Urbana. 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 Urbana 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.