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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Mableton took in $176 million and spent $137 million.

Latest recorded yearEstimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%County and local tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other9.0%Federal tax money1.4%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

26%

of Mableton's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
24%$42.3 million
Other taxes
13%$23.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$6.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.7 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$941 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$776 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$173 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$45.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$13.3 million
  • Water$12.4 million
  • Airport$10.1 million
  • Other service charges$8.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$2.4 million

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$1.1 million

County and local tax money26%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
26%$45.6 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$13.3 million
Fines
1.5%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

25%

of Mableton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$46.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$22.2 million
  • Police$21.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$33.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$25.1 million
  • Airports$8.8 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$28.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$10.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$15.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$12.5 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$11.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Libraries$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$292 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mableton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Mableton 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.