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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mena took in $41.6 million and spent $45.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)79%City taxes12%Federal tax money4.0%State tax money3.1%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

79%

of Mena's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Sales tax
10%$4.3 million
Other taxes
1.6%$685 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$364 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$300 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.5%$228 thousand

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$32.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; airport and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$32.6 million
  • Airport$242 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$1.7 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$243 thousand
Fines
0.6%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals80%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Running the government and other costs2.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

80%

of Mena's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
80%$36.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$36.6 million
  • Public health$255 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.3 million
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.0%$910 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$477 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$219 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$528 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$528 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$250 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$238 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mena. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 City of Mena 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.