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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mallard took in $524 thousand and spent $386 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%Fines and other13%State tax money6.3%County and local tax money5.9%

What stands out

7.4%

of Mallard's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
30%$159 thousand
Sales tax
7.4%$39 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$78 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Sewer$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$33 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$31 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Sent to other local governments2.3%

What stands out

11%

of Mallard'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$175 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$90 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Police$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$9 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mallard. 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 Mallard 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.