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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Mascoutah took in $30.0 million and spent $28.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)52%Fines and other20%City taxes16%State tax money13%

What stands out

20%

of Mascoutah's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
14%$4.2 million
Other taxes
2.0%$591 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$410 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$94 thousand
  • Other licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$15.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$9.7 million
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$998 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.8 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$5.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

3.5%

of Mascoutah's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$12.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$8.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$461 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$754 thousand
  • Libraries$502 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$985 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$985 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mascoutah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Mascoutah 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.