County government · Mono County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mono County took in $77.4 million and spent $75.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money35%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)10%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

9.1%

of Mono County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
33%$25.7 million
Other taxes
6.9%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$550 thousand
  • Other licenses$314 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$247 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$143 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.1%$872 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Road charges$151 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$7.1 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$27.4 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$619 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.7 million
Fines
1.1%$879 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals19%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking8.3%All other spending16%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$17.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$773 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$15.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$14.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.4 million
Schools and colleges
13%$9.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
  • Airports$19 thousand
Social services
7.7%$5.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$2.4 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$2.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$410 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mono 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 Mono 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.