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Mountain View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mountain View took in $3.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

54%

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

City taxes62%

Sales tax
54%$1.9 million
Other taxes
6.4%$221 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$212 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$57 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$522 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$436 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$675 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Fines
2.2%$75 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Interest on debt18%Sent to other local governments13%Roads, transit and parking9.4%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

18%

of Mountain View'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$676 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$596 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$575 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$572 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$452 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$315 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$280 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$215 thousand
  • Airports$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$176 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mountain View. 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 Mountain View 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.