Village government · Boone County, NE

Cedar Rapids's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cedar Rapids took in $750 thousand and spent $893 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%Village taxes26%State tax money10%Fines and other8.3%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

5.6%

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

Village taxes26%

Property tax
11%$85 thousand
Other taxes
8.8%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.6%$42 thousand

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$403 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$221 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand
  • Water$64 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$78 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$14 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

34%

of Cedar Rapids' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$307 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$307 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$302 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$202 thousand
  • Water supply$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cedar Rapids. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Cedar Rapids 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.