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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mountainburg took in $876 thousand and spent $761 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes28%Fines and other13%County and local tax money10%State tax money7.3%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes28%

Sales tax
23%$198 thousand
Property tax
2.9%$25 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$360 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$255 thousand
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$64 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$91 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$105 thousand
Fines
1.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Environment and natural resources0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Mountainburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$385 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$310 thousand
  • Sewer systems$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$193 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mountainburg. 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 City of Mountainburg 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.