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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), McDonough took in $33.9 million and spent $27.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%County and local tax money22%Fines and other5.2%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

22%

of McDonough's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes37%

Other taxes
21%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$936 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$730 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$548 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$186 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$5.4 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$11.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Road charges$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$268 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$7.4 million

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
3.0%$1.0 million
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$771 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

38%

of McDonough's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$266 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$918 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$918 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$198 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$182 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$55 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$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McDonough. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of McDonough 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.