City government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mount Olive took in $3.1 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%State tax money25%City taxes15%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
8.5%$268 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$214 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$181 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$840 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$411 thousand
  • Sewer$406 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$890 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$800 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$122 thousand
Fines
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Housing and community development8.1%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Running the government and other costs4.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

70%

of Mount Olive'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
70%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$275 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$412 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$412 thousand
Housing and community development
8.1%$354 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$312 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$312 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$197 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Olive. 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 Olive 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.