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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fountain City took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%State tax money26%City taxes19%Fines and other11%County and local tax money3.2%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

26%

of Fountain City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
17%$185 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$443 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$325 thousand
  • Water$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$9 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$276 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$34 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$112 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Interest on debt20%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

20%

of Fountain City's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$477 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$327 thousand
  • Water supply$102 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$247 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$174 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$83 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fountain City. 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 City of Fountain 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.