Town Hall · DeWitt

DeWitt, IA town hall & government

DeWitt spent $10.1 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,941 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs DeWitt

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where DeWitt's money goes

Spent
$10.1 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,941
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$20 million
$3,821 per resident
Parks & libraries
$2.5 million25%
Police
$1.5 million15%
Sewer & trash
$1.5 million14%
Water & other utilities
$885,0009%
Roads & transportation
$870,0009%
Fire
$499,0005%
Administration & buildings
$429,0004%
Interest on debt
$334,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$138,0001%
Housing & development
$103,0001%
Health & welfare
$42,000<1%
Other
$1.4 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 47%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • From the state 7%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for DeWitt

Full-time staff
31
50 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
10
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
4 full-time40 part
Police
11 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time3 part
Other
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Central DeWitt Community School District

DeWitt's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Mound, Low Moor and Welton. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,758
Iowa: $13,713
Students
1,617
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$7.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 47%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,758 per pupil, $8,268 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 DeWitt pay

Typical tax bill
$3,734
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.57%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$237,100
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.

Local

Contact DeWitt's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofdewittiowa.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in DeWitt →

Beyond town hall

Who represents DeWitt

DeWitt is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of DeWitt'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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