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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Villisca took in $3.4 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)51%City taxes19%Fines and other10%Federal tax money9.9%State tax money6.9%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
14%$480 thousand
Sales tax
4.5%$153 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer$323 thousand
  • Water$187 thousand
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$338 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$236 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$67 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
9.8%$332 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

18%

of Villisca'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
59%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$260 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$734 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$734 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$465 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$465 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$126 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Libraries$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Villisca. 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 Villisca 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.