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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Indianola took in $2.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)72%City taxes12%State tax money7.9%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

72%

of Indianola'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 taxes12%

Other taxes
8.0%$176 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$173 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.5%$99 thousand

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$766 thousand
  • Other service charges$580 thousand
  • Sewer$161 thousand
  • Garbage collection$60 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Transit fares$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$173 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Running the government and other costs4.3%Interest on debt4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%

What stands out

66%

of Indianola'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
66%$983 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$807 thousand
  • Sewer systems$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$233 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$180 thousand
  • Public transit$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$63 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$56 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Indianola. 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 City of Indianola 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.