County government · Mariposa County, CA

Mariposa County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mariposa County took in $119 million and spent $117 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection, electric power)8.4%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

21%

of Mariposa County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes33%

Other taxes
21%$24.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$24.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$205 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$205 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.8%$11.6 million
Sales tax
2.6%$3.1 million

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$9.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Other service charges$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Electric power$813 thousand
  • Sewer$444 thousand
  • Water$232 thousand
  • Road charges$220 thousand
  • Airport$115 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$7.7 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$53.7 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$2.9 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$5.2 million
Fines
0.1%$143 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails21%Social services19%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals15%All other spending13%

What stands out

19%

of Mariposa County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$24.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.5 million
Social services
19%$21.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$20.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$19.4 million
  • Public transit$860 thousand
  • Airports$134 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$18.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
15%$17.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.1 million
Schools and colleges
6.8%$7.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$7.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$759 thousand
  • Electric power$728 thousand
  • Water supply$605 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$806 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$428 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$682 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$682 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$397 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on public transit debt
  • Interest on general debt$395 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$233 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$132 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mariposa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Mariposa County 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.