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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Melvin took in $231 thousand and spent $255 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)25%County and local tax money14%State tax money13%Fines and other8.2%

What stands out

14%

of Melvin'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 taxes40%

Property tax
22%$51 thousand
Sales tax
11%$25 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$35 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 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%$29 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$33 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Sent to other local governments20%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%

What stands out

20%

of Melvin's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$46 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
20%$50 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$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$27 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Melvin. 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 Melvin 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.