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Fairmount Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fairmount Heights took in $1.3 million and spent $733 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Federal tax money25%State tax money7.0%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)<0.1%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
52%$655 thousand
Individual income tax
11%$144 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and other licenses
  • Public utility licenses$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$315 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$89 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$15 thousand
Fines
0.6%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Fairmount Heights' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$296 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$124 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$61 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairmount Heights. 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 Town of Fairmount Heights 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.