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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McGehee took in $8.1 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money16%County and local tax money9.8%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes39%

Sales tax
33%$2.7 million
Property tax
2.9%$234 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$217 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$216 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$841 thousand
  • Sewer$581 thousand
  • Water$541 thousand
  • Garbage collection$375 thousand
  • Airport$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.0%$246 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.3 million

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$799 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.8%$149 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals16%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

16%

of McGehee's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$371 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$577 thousand
  • Water supply$537 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$282 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$607 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$521 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$240 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$777 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$591 thousand
  • Airports$186 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$226 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$219 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McGehee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of McGehee 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.