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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mount Vernon took in $50.0 million and spent $35.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%State tax money31%Fees for services (water, electric power)20%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

33%

of Mount Vernon's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes38%

Other taxes
33%$16.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.1 million
  • Other licenses$286 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$224 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.2%$2.6 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; electric power and 4 more
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$521 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$617 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$15.7 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$4.0 million
Fines
0.9%$433 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Interest on debt7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

42%

of Mount Vernon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$15.1 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$13.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$315 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$815 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$3.2 million
Interest on debt
7.6%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$559 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$559 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Vernon. 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 Vernon 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.