City government · Carver County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mayer took in $3.8 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes36%State tax money10%Fines and other9.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

33%

of Mayer's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
33%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.7%$104 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$761 thousand
  • Water$659 thousand
  • Other service charges$140 thousand
  • Road charges$99 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$395 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$20 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$356 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs5.8%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

47%

of Mayer'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Police$185 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$667 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$472 thousand
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$322 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$259 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$222 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$155 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mayer. 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 Mayer 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.