City government · Crawford County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mulberry took in $955 thousand and spent $906 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)86%City taxes7.0%State tax money2.7%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

86%

of Mulberry's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes7.0%

Property tax
6.4%$61 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$819 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 3 more
  • Electric power$457 thousand
  • Gas$185 thousand
  • Water$128 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$26 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$18 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$17 thousand
Fines
0.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

68%

of Mulberry's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$613 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$310 thousand
  • Gas supply$157 thousand
  • Water supply$119 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$93 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$47 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$47 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mulberry. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mulberry 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.