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Fort Mitchell's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fort Mitchell took in $15.2 million and spent $9.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.2%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other5.1%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Fort Mitchell's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes62%

Individual income tax
24%$3.7 million
Other taxes
17%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$382 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$2.2 million
Business income tax
6.4%$969 thousand

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$949 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$534 thousand
  • Other service charges$406 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$2.8 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$425 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$868 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$771 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Sent to other local governments1.0%

What stands out

42%

of Fort Mitchell's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Police$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$954 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$99 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$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Mitchell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Fort Mitchell 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.