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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mishawaka took in $222 million and spent $181 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)43%City taxes36%County and local tax money9.3%Fines and other8.4%State tax money3.4%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

9.3%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax

32%$70.7 million

Individual income tax

3.4%$7.5 million

Other taxes

0.4%$915 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses

Other licenses$915 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services

43%$95.2 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more

Electric power$56.9 million
Sewer$21.1 million
Water$15.3 million
Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government

0.4%$904 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state

3.4%$7.5 million

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

9.3%$20.6 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other

8.4%$18.7 million

Fines

<0.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Housing and community development9.9%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

10%

of Mishawaka's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

42%$75.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more

Electric power$51.9 million
Sewer systems$13.5 million
Water supply$7.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million

Roads, transit and parking

18%$33.4 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$33.4 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

17%$30.9 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more

Fire protection$15.6 million
Police$14.5 million
Inspections and regulation$655 thousand
Courts and legal services$150 thousand

Housing and community development

9.9%$17.8 million

Interest on debt

5.3%$9.6 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more

Interest on general debt$7.1 million
Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
Interest on electric power debt$880 thousand

Running the government and other costs

4.3%$7.8 million

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.0 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
Other and not broken out$829 thousand
Other government-run businesses$30 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.0%$5.5 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$5.5 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mishawaka. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Mishawaka 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.