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Van Meter's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Van Meter took in $2.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money7.8%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
28%$712 thousand
Sales tax
13%$342 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$155 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$835 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$311 thousand
  • Sewer$249 thousand
  • Garbage collection$152 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$97 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$200 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$107 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$95 thousand
Fines
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking6.6%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

15%

of Van Meter's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$531 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$268 thousand
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$479 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$276 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$357 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$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$280 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
  • Libraries$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Van Meter. 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 Van Meter 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.