City government · Pulaski County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mound City took in $961 thousand and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes28%State tax money19%Federal tax money17%Fines and other0.1%

City taxes28%

Property tax
21%$204 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$343 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$168 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$179 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities88%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Running the government and other costs4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

88%

of Mound City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
88%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$205 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$175 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mound City. 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 Mound 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.