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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), McGregor took in $4.7 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)63%City taxes18%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money6.2%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

63%

of McGregor's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
15%$708 thousand
Sales tax
2.1%$97 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Water$559 thousand
  • Sewer$357 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • Other service charges$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$290 thousand

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$207 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$63 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$333 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Running the government and other costs7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

69%

of McGregor'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
69%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$973 thousand
  • Water supply$349 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$381 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$381 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$348 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$323 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$171 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$183 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$124 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$133 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of McGregor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of McGregor 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.