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Menlo Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Menlo Park took in $140 million and spent $94.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%Fines and other20%County and local tax money5.1%Federal tax money3.4%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Menlo Park's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
23%$32.6 million
Other taxes
17%$23.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.6 million
  • Other licenses$6.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$920 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.7%$6.5 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$36.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$20.2 million
  • Water$14.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$627 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$4.8 million

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$1.2 million

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$7.2 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$27.0 million
Fines
0.6%$876 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

16%

of Menlo Park's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$27.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$19.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$8.7 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$27.4 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$17.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$15.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.0 million
  • Libraries$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$10.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$9.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$522 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Menlo Park. 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 Menlo Park 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.