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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mounds took in $986 thousand and spent $688 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)23%State tax money16%Fines and other10%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes50%

Sales tax
47%$460 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$231 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$153 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$3 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
5.9%$58 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.5%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking3.2%

What stands out

31%

of Mounds' 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
43%$297 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$210 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$216 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$171 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$112 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mounds. 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 Town of Mounds 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.