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Iowa Colony's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Iowa Colony took in $2.4 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes100%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

82%

of Iowa Colony's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes100%

Property tax
82%$2.0 million
Sales tax
18%$431 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

72%

of Iowa Colony's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$639 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$902 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$352 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Iowa Colony. 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 Iowa Colony 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.