City government · Ringgold County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mount Ayr took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes36%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

6.4%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
29%$1.1 million
Sales tax
6.4%$239 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$742 thousand
  • Sewer$731 thousand
  • Garbage collection$279 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Electric power$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$139 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$256 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$133 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt9.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

10%

of Mount Ayr's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$539 thousand
  • Sewer systems$435 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$271 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$663 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$654 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$513 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$334 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$355 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$180 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
Interest on debt
9.5%$335 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$214 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$266 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$167 thousand
  • Libraries$99 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$137 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$137 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Ayr. 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 Mount Ayr 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.