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Fountain Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fountain Hill took in $292 thousand and spent $83 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)84%Town taxes6.2%County and local tax money5.5%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

84%

of Fountain Hill's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes6.2%

Sales tax
6.2%$18 thousand

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$246 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$16 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Interest on debt54%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

54%

of Fountain Hill's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
54%$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fountain Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Fountain Hill 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.