City government · Sanpete County, UT

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 $8.0 million and spent $7.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)65%City taxes23%Fines and other6.4%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes23%

Sales tax
11%$846 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$648 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$348 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$283 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$355 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Water$703 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$400 thousand
  • Sewer$352 thousand
  • Other service charges$146 thousand
  • Housing$98 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$19 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$431 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$439 thousand
Fines
0.9%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

14%

of Mount Pleasant's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Water supply$640 thousand
  • Sewer systems$294 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$560 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$399 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$906 thousand
  • Libraries$157 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$654 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$527 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$258 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$258 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$250 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$97 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$5 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 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. 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.