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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montezuma took in $3.1 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)70%City taxes21%State tax money8.6%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes21%

Sales tax
21%$666 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Sewer$385 thousand
  • Water$358 thousand
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand
  • Airport$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$270 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

79%

of Montezuma'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
79%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$329 thousand
  • Water supply$273 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$279 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$250 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Interest on debt
7.9%$190 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montezuma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Montezuma 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.