City government · New Madrid County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Howardville took in $347 thousand and spent $292 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%State tax money29%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes42%

Sales tax
21%$72 thousand
Property tax
13%$44 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$89 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$36 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$99 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
2.6%$9 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

38%

of Howardville'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
38%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Howardville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Howardville 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.