Village government · Highland County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mowrystown took in $318 thousand and spent $272 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)64%Village taxes30%State tax money5.7%

What stands out

8.2%

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

Village taxes30%

Property tax
15%$47 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$26 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes
  • Motor fuel taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

65%

of Mowrystown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$177 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$41 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mowrystown. 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 Village of Mowrystown 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.