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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Melvindale took in $23.7 million and spent $27.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services25%State tax money15%Fines and other13%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

45%

of Melvindale's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
45%$10.7 million
Other taxes
1.6%$378 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$362 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$94 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$2.1 million
Fines
3.9%$922 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Sent to other local governments14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking7.9%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

14%

of Melvindale's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$11.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$214 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$3.8 million
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$3.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$623 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Housing and community development
5.1%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$411 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$207 thousand
  • Libraries$204 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$67 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$64 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Melvindale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Melvindale 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.