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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mapleton took in $4.8 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)63%City taxes13%Federal tax money13%Fines and other6.9%State tax money3.4%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes13%

Property tax
9.5%$450 thousand
Sales tax
3.3%$155 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Gas$672 thousand
  • Water$336 thousand
  • Sewer$244 thousand
  • Garbage collection$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Airport$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$596 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$163 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$85 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$326 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Running the government and other costs9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

10%

of Mapleton'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
53%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Gas supply$469 thousand
  • Water supply$296 thousand
  • Sewer systems$263 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$924 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$510 thousand
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$492 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$269 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$456 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$246 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$323 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$278 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$87 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$87 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on gas supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mapleton. 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 Mapleton 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.