City government · Scott County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Miner took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)42%State tax money6.1%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes49%

Sales tax

29%$429 thousand

Property tax

11%$159 thousand

Other taxes

9.3%$138 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more

Public utility taxes$109 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand
Tobacco taxes$4 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services

42%$622 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$324 thousand
Water$224 thousand
Garbage collection$52 thousand
Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state

6.1%$91 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.4%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines

1.0%$15 thousand

Interest, rents and other

0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs8.2%Interest on debt6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%

What stands out

6.8%

of Miner's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

38%$494 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$221 thousand
Water supply$221 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

22%$280 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$150 thousand
Fire protection$120 thousand
Courts and legal services$10 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

19%$250 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$250 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.2%$106 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Other and not broken out$14 thousand

Interest on debt

6.8%$88 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$81 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.1%$79 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$79 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Miner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. 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 Miner 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.