City government · Cedar County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mechanicsville took in $2.1 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes28%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%Federal tax money27%State tax money11%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes28%

Property tax
21%$440 thousand
Sales tax
6.8%$143 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$581 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$315 thousand
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$569 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$241 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$80 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Running the government and other costs4.4%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

76%

of Mechanicsville'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
76%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$158 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$278 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$278 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$199 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
  • Libraries$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$181 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$174 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$34 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$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mechanicsville. 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 Mechanicsville 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.