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McIntosh's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), McIntosh took in $996 thousand and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes100%

What stands out

94%

of McIntosh's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes100%

Sales tax
94%$932 thousand
Property tax
3.4%$34 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and tobacco taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$28 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs85%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%Health and hospitals0.8%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

85%

of McIntosh's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
85%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$752 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$444 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of McIntosh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of McIntosh itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.