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McCausland's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), McCausland took in $445 thousand and spent $498 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%Fines and other9.4%State tax money8.8%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
27%$121 thousand
Sales tax
15%$66 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$120 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$23 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$39 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$41 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt7.8%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

12%

of McCausland'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
38%$191 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$104 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$72 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McCausland. 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 McCausland 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.