Town government · Mono County, CA

Mammoth Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mammoth Lakes took in $62.7 million and spent $54.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%Federal tax money10%State tax money4.9%Fines and other4.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)2.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

61%

of Mammoth Lakes' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes78%

Other taxes
61%$38.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$33.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$583 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$325 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.0%$5.6 million
Sales tax
8.4%$5.3 million

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$952 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$391 thousand
  • Airport$232 thousand
  • Transit fares$124 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$6.4 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$3.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$61 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$2.3 million
Fines
0.3%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

66%

of Mammoth Lakes' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$36.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$30.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
  • Public transit$894 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$861 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$524 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$382 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$382 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mammoth Lakes. 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 Town of Mammoth Lakes 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.