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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mascotte took in $10.0 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%City taxes38%Fines and other9.8%County and local tax money7.4%State tax money6.2%

What stands out

16%

of Mascotte's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
23%$2.3 million
Other taxes
16%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$857 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$315 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$265 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$575 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$247 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$617 thousand

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$739 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$978 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Environment and natural resources3.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

44%

of Mascotte's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$95 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$459 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$677 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$279 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$177 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$451 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$451 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$171 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mascotte. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mascotte 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.