Town government · Johnson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mountain City took in $8.3 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Town taxes28%State tax money13%Fines and other13%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

9.4%

of Mountain City's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
24%$2.0 million
Other taxes
3.6%$302 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$185 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$100 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$134 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$782 thousand
Fines
3.5%$287 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

47%

of Mountain City'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
47%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$427 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$510 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$433 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$325 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$722 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$595 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$635 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$635 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$424 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$424 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$103 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$99 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$83 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$83 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mountain City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Town of Mountain City 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.