City government · Pottawattamie County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Walnut took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%State tax money12%Fines and other10%Federal tax money4.4%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
30%$423 thousand
Sales tax
9.8%$139 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$388 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$207 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$63 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$177 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$62 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

17%

of Walnut'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
26%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$206 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$54 thousand
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$239 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$206 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$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$195 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
  • Libraries$61 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walnut. 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 Walnut 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.