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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hiawatha took in $6.5 million and spent $7.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other4.6%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
22%$1.4 million
Sales tax
20%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.7%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$451 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
  • Airport$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$300 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$522 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$185 thousand
Fines
1.8%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt8.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

8.1%

of Hiawatha's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$714 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$717 thousand
  • Fire protection$247 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$940 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$823 thousand
  • Airports$117 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$573 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$555 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$564 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$390 thousand
  • Libraries$174 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$206 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hiawatha. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Hiawatha 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.