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Mayflower's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mayflower took in $4.9 million and spent $4.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes30%Fines and other8.5%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
22%$1.1 million
Property tax
4.0%$198 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$196 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$157 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$613 thousand
  • Garbage collection$245 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$315 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$129 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Fines
5.2%$254 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Mayflower'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
54%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$497 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$285 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$827 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$522 thousand
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$612 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$612 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$557 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$255 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$89 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$84 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mayflower. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Mayflower 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.