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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mendota took in $278 thousand and spent $278 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes65%Fees for services (sewer)13%State tax money9.7%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

59%

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

City taxes65%

Property tax
59%$163 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$12 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$27 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$20 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

35%

of Mendota'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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$22 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mendota. 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 Mendota 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.