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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mount Enterprise took in $631 thousand and spent $433 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer)41%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
42%$267 thousand
Property tax
5.2%$33 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$256 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$144 thousand
  • Sewer$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.0%$19 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$54 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

46%

of Mount Enterprise's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$201 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$138 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$154 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$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

City of Mount Enterprise. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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