City government · Polk County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mentor took in $1.1 million and spent $758 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores)73%Fines and other14%State tax money7.0%City taxes4.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

73%

of Mentor's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes4.8%

Property tax
4.5%$49 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$790 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores and other service charges
  • Liquor stores$679 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$10 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$76 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking3.8%

What stands out

58%

of Mentor's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$442 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$442 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$128 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$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mentor. 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 Mentor 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.