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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mansfield took in $84.4 million and spent $85.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fines and other24%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)5.3%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

24%

of Mansfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
45%$38.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$907 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$907 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Sewer$657 thousand
  • School lunches$497 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$20.1 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$694 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$20.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges39%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

39%

of Mansfield's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
39%$33.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$33.3 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$28.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$21.2 million
  • Government buildings$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$467 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$955 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$911 thousand
Social services
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$110 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$110 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mansfield. 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 Town of Mansfield 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.