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Mount Carmel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mount Carmel took in $10.1 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%City taxes16%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

38%

of Mount Carmel's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
13%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.7%$277 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$179 thousand
  • Other licenses$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$911 thousand
  • Garbage collection$623 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Other service charges$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$740 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$3.8 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$568 thousand
Fines
0.2%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

7.9%

of Mount Carmel's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$613 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$579 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$199 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$846 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$783 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$714 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$497 thousand
  • Libraries$217 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$136 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Carmel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 Mount Carmel 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.