City government · Holt County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mound City took in $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes38%State tax money10%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
16%$242 thousand
Sales tax
15%$219 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$107 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$100 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$767 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$566 thousand
  • Sewer$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking13%

What stands out

23%

of Mound City'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$498 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$498 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$256 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$246 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$202 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$149 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mound City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mound 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.