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McRae-Helena's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McRae-Helena took in $5.3 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%City taxes28%County and local tax money23%Fines and other6.5%State tax money5.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes28%

Other taxes
26%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$714 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$291 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$125 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.3%$122 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$989 thousand
  • Other service charges$537 thousand
  • Water$399 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%$5 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$295 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$257 thousand
Fines
1.6%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt4.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

30%

of McRae-Helena's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$701 thousand
  • Water supply$644 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$607 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$448 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$764 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$764 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$677 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$317 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$269 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$251 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$201 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$50 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$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McRae-Helena. 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 McRae-Helena 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.