County government · Mendocino County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mendocino County took in $49.0 million and spent $41.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Fees for services (sewer, parks, land and natural resources)22%County taxes12%Local tax money3.1%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Mendocino County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes12%

Property tax
12%$5.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$337 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$337 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$11 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other school charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Other school charges$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$189 thousand
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$94 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$29.5 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges63%Sent to other local governments23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Interest on debt2.8%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

63%

of Mendocino County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
63%$25.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.9 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$9.6 million
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$9.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$254 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$892 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$892 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$645 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$645 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mendocino County. 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 Mendocino 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.