Town Hall · Klemme

Klemme, IA town hall & government

Klemme spent $476,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,046 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Klemme's money goes

Spent
$476,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,046
typical Iowa cities: $2,249
Long-term debt
$1.1 million
$2,349 per resident
Parks & libraries
$80,00017%
Roads & transportation
$75,00016%
Interest on debt
$45,0009%
Sewer & trash
$44,0009%
Water & other utilities
$41,0009%
Administration & buildings
$34,0007%
Police
$25,0005%
Paid to other governments
$25,0005%
Fire
$17,0004%
Health & welfare
$6,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2,000<1%
Other
$82,00017%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From the state 13%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Klemme

Full-time staff
3
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$44,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
2 full-time
Parks & libraries
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

Belmond-Klemme Community School District

Klemme's K–12 school district, shared with Belmond, Goodell and Rowan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,829
Iowa: $13,713
Students
689
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$462,000
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,829 per pupil, $8,887 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 Klemme pay

Typical tax bill
$791
a year · Iowa typical $2,897
Effective rate
1.02%
of home value · Iowa 1.39%
Typical home value
$77,900
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 Klemme's government

Town hall & decisions in Klemme →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Klemme

Klemme is represented in Congress by Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Representative Randy Feenstra. Kim Reynolds is governor.

All of Klemme'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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