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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mexico took in $15.4 million and spent $12.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%Fines and other9.9%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

26%

of Mexico's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes60%

Sales tax
26%$4.0 million
Property tax
18%$2.7 million
Other taxes
17%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$197 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$725 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$50 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$1.4 million
Fines
0.9%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking8.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

3.3%

of Mexico's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$812 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$496 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$147 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$142 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$635 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Airports$69 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$481 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$415 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$415 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$370 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mexico. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 Mexico 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.