City government · Macon County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Macon took in $30.2 million and spent $23.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)64%City taxes18%Fines and other12%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes18%

Sales tax
11%$3.3 million
Other taxes
5.3%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$13 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$670 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$19.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$11.2 million
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Gas$3.1 million
  • Sewer$293 thousand
  • Airport$170 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$1.5 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.7 million
Fines
0.1%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Running the government and other costs2.9%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Macon'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
73%$16.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$9.8 million
  • Gas supply$3.0 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$968 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$896 thousand
  • Police$878 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$257 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$869 thousand
  • Libraries$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.9%$668 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$563 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$140 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Macon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Macon 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.