DES MOINES CITY finances
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DES MOINES CITY
City or town in Iowa (Polk County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 211,034.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $273.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $285.4 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $65.6 million | U |
| From the federal government | $72.7 million | B |
| From the state government | $37.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $1.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $595.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $87.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $26.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $735.9 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $709.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $801.1 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Regular Highways | $166.9 million |
| Police Protection | $78.8 million |
| Air Trans | $76.9 million |
| General NEC | $61.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $56.4 million |
| Sewerage | $53.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $50.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $23.4 million |
| Central Staff | $23.4 million |
| Parks & Rec | $16.7 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $15.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $14.0 million |
| Libraries | $11.4 million |
| Parking | $7.7 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $6.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $5.0 million |
| Health | $3.3 million |
| Misc Comm Act | $2.3 million |
| Judicial | $1.7 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $730.6 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $131.7 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $61.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $801.1 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $56.3 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $1.7 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $2.7 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $11.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.8 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $83.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $17.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $16.1 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $94.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $72.7 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $37.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $1.4 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $33.1 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $2.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $5.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $50.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.7 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $23.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $3.3 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $166.9 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $23.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $11.4 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $7.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $16.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $78.8 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $6.7 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $14.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $23.9 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $14.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $54.5 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $51.3 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $43.8 million |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $734,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $29.1 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.6 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $7.3 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $5.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $26.3 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $2,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $189.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $53.6 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $16.2 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $10.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $4.8 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $6.9 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $5.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $36.9 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $5.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $1.2 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $7.9 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $1.5 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 192153208056.