City government · Appanoose County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Moulton took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)60%City taxes18%State tax money8.0%Federal tax money6.5%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

7.8%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax
9.6%$101 thousand
Sales tax
7.8%$82 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$634 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$233 thousand
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Sewer$154 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$69 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$85 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$66 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs7.7%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

7.7%

of Moulton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$566 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$222 thousand
  • Water supply$172 thousand
  • Sewer systems$109 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$254 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$245 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$202 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moulton. 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 Moulton 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.