Town government · Izard County, AR

Mount Pleasant's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Pleasant took in $388 thousand and spent $325 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Town taxes26%Fines and other15%County and local tax money15%Fees for services (sewer)7.7%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

15%

of Mount Pleasant's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes26%

Property tax
14%$55 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.4%$21 thousand

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$12 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$126 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$59 thousand

Fines and other15%

Fines
13%$49 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

32%

of Mount Pleasant's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$73 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$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Pleasant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Mount Pleasant 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.