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Mount Vernon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mount Vernon took in $150 million and spent $146 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (water, parking)12%Fines and other11%State tax money8.7%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Mount Vernon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes64%

Property tax
45%$67.4 million
Sales tax
14%$21.3 million
Other taxes
5.1%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$10.6 million
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Parking$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Sewer$25 thousand
  • Transit fares$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.2%$6.3 million

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$13.0 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$161 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
6.0%$9.0 million
Interest, rents and other
5.4%$8.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Housing and community development3.5%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

39%

of Mount Vernon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$57.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$47.3 million
  • Government buildings$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$50.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$29.1 million
  • Fire protection$18.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$349 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$18.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$8.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
Housing and community development
3.5%$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Parking$23 thousand
Social services
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$900 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$650 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$650 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$123 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Vernon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Mount Vernon 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.