Town Hall · Hawkeye

Hawkeye, IA town hall & government

Hawkeye spent $625,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,566 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hawkeye's money goes

Spent
$625,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,566
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$1.4 million
$3,619 per resident
Fire
$138,00022%
Water & other utilities
$125,00020%
Roads & transportation
$96,00015%
Sewer & trash
$82,00013%
Administration & buildings
$73,00012%
Parks & libraries
$36,0006%
Paid to other governments
$28,0004%
Interest on debt
$19,0003%
Health & welfare
$5,0001%
Police
$4,0001%
Other
$19,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 24%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Utility sales 16%
  • From other local governments 11%
  • Sales taxes 11%
  • From the state 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hawkeye

Full-time staff
2
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$36,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

North Fayette Valley Community School District

Hawkeye's K–12 school district, shared with Clermont, Elgin, Fayette, Wadena and West Union. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,984
Iowa: $13,713
Students
1,058
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,984 per pupil, $8,820 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 Hawkeye pay

Typical tax bill
$1,375
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.63%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$84,600
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 Hawkeye's government

Town hall & decisions in Hawkeye →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hawkeye

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

All of Hawkeye'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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