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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wapello took in $3.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes34%State tax money10%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money5.4%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

7.1%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
27%$818 thousand
Sales tax
7.1%$215 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$474 thousand
  • Other service charges$308 thousand
  • Water$270 thousand
  • Garbage collection$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$48 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$314 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$163 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$210 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals12%All other spending18%

What stands out

12%

of Wapello's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$880 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$497 thousand
  • Sewer systems$230 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$394 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$390 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$336 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$381 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$162 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$363 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$363 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$313 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$171 thousand
  • Libraries$142 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$157 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$151 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$54 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$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wapello. 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 Wapello 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.