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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mulberry took in $8.8 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%City taxes42%Federal tax money5.1%State tax money3.8%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

22%

of Mulberry'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 taxes42%

Other taxes
22%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$642 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$497 thousand
  • Other licenses$403 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$392 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$1.8 million

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$908 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$290 thousand
  • Other service charges$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Road charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$446 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$336 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$196 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$298 thousand
Fines
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Roads, transit and parking8.2%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

8.5%

of Mulberry's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$520 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$858 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$811 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$846 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$515 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$815 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$815 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$472 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$341 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$131 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$221 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$221 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mulberry. 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 Mulberry 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.