City government · Douglas County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ava took in $12.3 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)78%City taxes13%State tax money4.8%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes13%

Sales tax
13%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.5 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$597 thousand
  • Garbage collection$597 thousand
  • Water$447 thousand
  • Airport$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$595 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$477 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

68%

of Ava'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
68%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$609 thousand
  • Water supply$585 thousand
  • Sewer systems$191 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.2 million
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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$800 thousand
  • Fire protection$269 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$526 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$526 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$385 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$330 thousand
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$285 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$285 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$36 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$25 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ava. 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 Ava 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.