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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fountain took in $96.7 million and spent $85.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)56%City taxes34%Fines and other7.4%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Fountain's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Sales tax
25%$24.6 million
Property tax
6.0%$5.8 million
Other taxes
2.8%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$533 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$53.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$32.7 million
  • Water$12.2 million
  • Other service charges$7.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$669 thousand
  • Housing$507 thousand
  • Transit fares$44 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$93 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$894 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$6.8 million
Fines
0.3%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

45%

of Fountain's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$38.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and water supply
  • Electric power$28.4 million
  • Water supply$9.9 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$17.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$680 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$15.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$579 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$5.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$502 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Public transit$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$387 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$387 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fountain. 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 Fountain 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.