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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Mansfield took in $3.6 million and spent $983 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)84%City taxes12%State tax money3.9%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Mansfield'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 taxes12%

Sales tax
7.6%$275 thousand
Property tax
3.0%$109 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Water$294 thousand
  • Sewer$257 thousand
  • Garbage collection$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$142 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

46%

of Mansfield'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
46%$453 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$362 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$235 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$235 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$231 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$231 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mansfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mansfield 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.