City government · Allamakee County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Waukon took in $36.1 million and spent $32.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)80%City taxes13%Fines and other5.1%State tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

80%

of Waukon's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
11%$3.8 million
Sales tax
1.4%$523 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$330 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$255 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$28.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$26.1 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$565 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$381 thousand
  • Garbage collection$326 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$95 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$543 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$184 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals81%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Running the government and other costs4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

81%

of Waukon'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%

Health and hospitals
81%$26.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$26.3 million
  • Public health$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$690 thousand
  • Sewer systems$605 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$1.4 million
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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$903 thousand
  • Libraries$293 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$849 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$842 thousand
  • Airports$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$816 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$696 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$282 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waukon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Waukon 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.