Town Hall · Dunkerton

Dunkerton, IA town hall & government

Dunkerton spent $2.2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,569 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Dunkerton's money goes

Spent
$2.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,569
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$2 million
$2,291 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.3 million61%
Parks & libraries
$163,0007%
Roads & transportation
$148,0007%
Water & other utilities
$133,0006%
Administration & buildings
$97,0004%
Police
$73,0003%
Fire
$50,0002%
Health & welfare
$36,0002%
Interest on debt
$19,0001%
Paid to other governments
$13,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,000<1%
Other
$122,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 27%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • From the state 13%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From other local governments 7%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Dunkerton

Full-time staff
3
71 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$65,400
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time67 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time4 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Dunkerton Community School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,032
Iowa: $13,713
Students
431
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 53%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,032 per pupil, $7,954 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 Dunkerton pay

Typical tax bill
$2,533
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$189,700
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 Dunkerton's government

Town hall & decisions in Dunkerton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Dunkerton

Dunkerton is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Ashley Hinson. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Dunkerton'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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