City government · Appanoose County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mystic took in $518 thousand and spent $468 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)27%City taxes27%Fines and other16%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money8.3%State tax money7.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
17%$86 thousand
Sales tax
8.9%$46 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$141 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$74 thousand
  • Water$65 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$73 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$37 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$43 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

37%

of Mystic'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$172 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$164 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$100 thousand
  • Water supply$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
-0.4%-$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health-$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mystic. 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 Mystic 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.