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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mendota took in $19.5 million and spent $11.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money22%Federal tax money20%City taxes20%Fines and other8.3%

What stands out

20%

of Mendota's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes20%

Sales tax
10%$2.0 million
Property tax
6.7%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.1%$613 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$287 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$140 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$63 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$894 thousand
  • Other service charges$532 thousand
  • Housing$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$3.9 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$4.3 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$1.4 million
Fines
1.0%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

43%

of Mendota's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$992 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$829 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$1.0 million
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)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$490 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$490 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$319 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$319 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$309 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$229 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$80 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mendota. 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 City of Mendota 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.