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Mt. Vernon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mt. Vernon took in $2.5 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fees for services (water)14%Fines and other12%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Mt. Vernon's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes74%

Other taxes
45%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$801 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$248 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$41 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
26%$648 thousand
Property tax
2.2%$55 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Water$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
7.4%$184 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.0%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

32%

of Mt. Vernon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$651 thousand
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)$643 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$580 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$492 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$323 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$158 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$139 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$56 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Social services
2.3%$41 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mt. Vernon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mt. Vernon 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.