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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cassville took in $5.6 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)42%State tax money2.9%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

50%

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

City taxes53%

Sales tax
50%$2.8 million
Other taxes
3.1%$173 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$79 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$763 thousand
  • Garbage collection$233 thousand
  • Airport$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$50 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$161 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$79 thousand
Fines
0.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs7.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

16%

of Cassville'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
39%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$806 thousand
  • Water supply$763 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$213 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$995 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$728 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$728 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$674 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$537 thousand
  • Airports$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$337 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$131 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$60 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cassville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Cassville 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.