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Mountain City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mountain City took in $612 thousand and spent $381 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money34%Fines and other32%Town taxes24%Fees for services (sewer)7.0%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes24%

Other taxes
23%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$90 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$10 thousand

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$207 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other32%

Fines
32%$194 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments5.0%Interest on debt4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

55%

of Mountain City'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$209 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$19 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$19 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mountain City. 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 Town of Mountain City 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.