City government · Linn County, KS

Mound City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mound City took in $1.0 million and spent $871 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)45%State tax money5.2%County and local tax money0.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
31%$315 thousand
Sales tax
15%$158 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$461 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$306 thousand
  • Sewer$151 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$53 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

7.6%

of Mound City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$404 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$249 thousand
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$197 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$117 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$104 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mound City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mound City 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.