City government · Maury County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mount Pleasant took in $11.8 million and spent $10.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)62%City taxes28%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money3.0%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

62%

of Mount Pleasant's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
19%$2.3 million
Sales tax
6.4%$759 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$306 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$190 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 4 more
  • Gas$3.7 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$493 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$323 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$355 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$270 thousand
Fines
1.2%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Interest on debt2.7%

What stands out

59%

of Mount Pleasant'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
59%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Police$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$429 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$429 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$361 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$359 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
  • Airports$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$282 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$182 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Pleasant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mount Pleasant 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.