Town government · Kosciusko County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mentone took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money13%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money7.1%

What stands out

9.1%

of Mentone's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes39%

Property tax
24%$306 thousand
Individual income tax
9.1%$116 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$68 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$410 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$218 thousand
  • Water$148 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$165 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$91 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

31%

of Mentone's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$408 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$224 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$355 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$173 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
  • Water supply$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$227 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$180 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$42 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mentone. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mentone 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.