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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carthage took in $56.8 million and spent $47.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, hospital bills)64%City taxes24%State tax money7.3%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

16%

of Carthage's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Sales tax
16%$9.1 million
Other taxes
5.4%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$974 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$366 thousand
  • Other licenses$271 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.7%$1.5 million

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$36.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; hospital bills and 1 more
  • Electric power$33.0 million
  • Hospital bills$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$978 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$4.1 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$2.1 million
Fines
0.8%$480 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Running the government and other costs4.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

67%

of Carthage's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$31.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power
  • Electric power$31.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$825 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$902 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$2.3 million
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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$783 thousand
  • Government buildings$263 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$268 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$199 thousand
  • Hospitals$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carthage. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Carthage 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.