City government · Clay County, MO

Missouri City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Missouri City took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money86%Fees for services (water, road charges)9.3%City taxes3.3%State tax money0.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

86%

of Missouri City's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes3.3%

Property tax
1.2%$17 thousand
Sales tax
1.2%$17 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; road charges and 1 more
  • Water$123 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$11 thousand

County and local tax money86%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
86%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities97%Running the government and other costs2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

97%

of Missouri City'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
97%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.2%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Missouri City. 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 Missouri City 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.