Town Hall · Corning

Corning, IA town hall & government

Corning spent $6.6 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $4,334 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Corning's government.

Town budget

Where Corning's money goes

Spent
$6.6 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$4,334
typical Iowa cities: $2,697
Long-term debt
$2.5 million
$1,659 per resident
Water & other utilities
$3.3 million49%
Roads & transportation
$1.4 million21%
Sewer & trash
$875,00013%
Parks & libraries
$301,0005%
Police
$294,0004%
Administration & buildings
$205,0003%
Paid to other governments
$184,0003%
Fire
$75,0001%
Interest on debt
$16,000<1%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Other
$11,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 55%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Property taxes 9%
  • From the state 3%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Corning

Full-time staff
10
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$42,600
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
3 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Corning didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Corning Community School District

Corning's K–12 school district, shared with Carbon. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,094
Iowa: $13,713
Students
405
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$18.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal

  • Local 65%
  • State 28%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $16,094 per pupil, $9,331 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Corning pay

Typical tax bill
$1,639
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.70%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$96,400
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Corning's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofcorningia.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Corning →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Corning

Corning is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Zachary Nunn. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Corning's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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