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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Iowa Park took in $10.2 million and spent $9.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%City taxes38%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money3.9%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
22%$2.2 million
Sales tax
12%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$378 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$378 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Sewer$699 thousand
  • Garbage collection$565 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.9%$400 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$19 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$385 thousand
Fines
0.8%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

7.5%

of Iowa Park's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$549 thousand
  • Sewer systems$506 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$504 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$427 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$355 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$708 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$536 thousand
  • Libraries$172 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$514 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$514 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$105 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$60 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$38 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Iowa Park. 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 Iowa Park 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.