City government · Oregon County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Thayer took in $3.5 million and spent $25 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)73%City taxes22%State tax money5.0%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes22%

Sales tax
19%$639 thousand
Property tax
2.6%$91 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$310 thousand
  • Water$197 thousand
  • Sewer$118 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$172 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Thayer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Thayer 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.