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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mount Sterling took in $3.9 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money34%City taxes23%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
17%$657 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$123 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$951 thousand
  • Sewer$314 thousand
  • Other service charges$260 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Mount Sterling's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$935 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$935 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$773 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$628 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$708 thousand
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$406 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Sterling. 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 Sterling 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.