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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Menlo took in $699 thousand and spent $643 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes21%County and local tax money18%Federal tax money12%Fines and other10%State tax money2.7%

What stands out

18%

of Menlo's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Other taxes
12%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.7%$61 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$100 thousand
  • Sewer$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$85 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$19 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$124 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Menlo's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$291 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$245 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$201 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$14 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Menlo. 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 City of Menlo 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.