City government · Lincoln County, MO

Moscow Mills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Moscow Mills took in $2.7 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%City taxes33%Fines and other10%State tax money6.7%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes33%

Sales tax
18%$490 thousand
Property tax
9.2%$250 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$126 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$686 thousand
  • Water$516 thousand
  • Garbage collection$146 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$181 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
7.4%$202 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

32%

of Moscow Mills' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$857 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$454 thousand
  • Water supply$299 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$752 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$601 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$151 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$280 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$280 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$234 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Moscow Mills. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 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 Moscow Mills 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.