Town government · Oxford County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mexico took in $4.2 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money38%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (road charges)4.0%

What stands out

38%

of Mexico's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
53%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$168 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$156 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$218 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

30%

of Mexico's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$835 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$932 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$452 thousand
  • Police$448 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$464 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$464 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$262 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$262 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$234 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
  • Libraries$79 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$35 thousand
Social services
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mexico. 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 Town of Mexico 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.