AMES CITY finances
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AMES CITY
City or town in Iowa (Story County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 66,950.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $51.5 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $353.0 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $45.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $7.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $14.2 million | C |
| From local governments | $736,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $373.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $39.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $7.2 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $471.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $419.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $433.6 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $219.4 million |
| Electric Utilities | $63.2 million |
| Transit Utilities | $31.8 million |
| Water Utilities | $17.1 million |
| General NEC | $15.0 million |
| Sewerage | $14.9 million |
| Police Protection | $10.5 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $8.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $6.4 million |
| Libraries | $5.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $4.5 million |
| Central Staff | $2.1 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.8 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.8 million |
| Air Trans | $1.1 million |
| Parking | $889,000 |
| Health | $821,000 |
| Financial Adm | $795,000 |
| Judicial | $543,000 |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $441,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $399,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $249,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $215.8 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $22.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $21.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $216.8 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $215.8 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $216.8 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $104,000 |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $239,000 |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $254.2 million |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $73,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $483,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $1.7 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $12.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $4.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $150,000 |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $13.7 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $64.6 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $701,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $7.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $14.2 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $736,000 |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $255,000 |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $249,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $795,000 |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $8.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $543,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $441,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $821,000 |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $219.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $6.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $399,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $5.4 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $889,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $4.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $10.5 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.8 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.8 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $6.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $4.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $4.0 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $7.1 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $56.6 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $29.8 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $814,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $8.4 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $269,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $11.0 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $10.0 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $6.7 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $2.0 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $6.1 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $1.0 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $95,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $34.9 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $12.0 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $209,000 |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $2.8 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.5 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $241,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $233,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $41.3 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $525,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $1.1 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $890,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $679,000 |
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 192169164569.