City government · Pembina County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mountain took in $108 thousand and spent $98 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%State tax money29%Fines and other27%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.6%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes39%

Sales tax
38%$41 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$31 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

9.2%

of Mountain's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$16 thousand
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Interest on debt
9.2%$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mountain. 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 Mountain 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.