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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mapleton took in $3.5 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)45%City taxes25%State tax money21%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Mapleton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
24%$845 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$755 thousand
  • Water$292 thousand
  • Sewer$197 thousand
  • Road charges$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$115 thousand
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$724 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$73 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$238 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

22%

of Mapleton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$621 thousand
  • Sewer systems$242 thousand
  • Water supply$239 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$647 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$453 thousand
  • Fire protection$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$538 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$538 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$183 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$125 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$130 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mapleton. 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 Mapleton 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.