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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winterset took in $18.6 million and spent $14.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)57%City taxes32%Fines and other6.1%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

57%

of Winterset'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 taxes32%

Property tax
27%$5.0 million
Sales tax
4.0%$745 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$201 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$103 thousand
  • Other licenses$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.7 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$450 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
  • Other service charges$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$820 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$75 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

60%

of Winterset's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$8.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$455 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$285 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$182 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$785 thousand
  • Libraries$532 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$719 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$664 thousand
  • Airports$55 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$434 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$170 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$157 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$107 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$79 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$79 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winterset. 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 Winterset 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.