Town government · Barnstable County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mashpee took in $86.0 million and spent $91.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)8.9%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

72%

of Mashpee's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
72%$61.7 million
Other taxes
2.3%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$826 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Ports and waterways$188 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • School lunches$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
  • Other school charges$23 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$1.5 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$9.3 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$701 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$3.0 million
Fines
0.1%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges45%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Sent to other local governments2.9%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

45%

of Mashpee's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
45%$41.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$41.0 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$22.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$840 thousand
  • Government buildings$623 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$585 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$314 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$2.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$141 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$641 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$368 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$749 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$462 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$462 thousand
Social services
0.2%$171 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$171 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mashpee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mashpee 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.