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Mountain View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mountain View took in $8.5 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)75%City taxes15%State tax money9.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Mountain View's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Sales tax
15%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.5 million
  • Water$760 thousand
  • Garbage collection$481 thousand
  • Sewer$349 thousand
  • Other service charges$136 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$135 thousand
  • Airport$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$789 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Fines
0.5%$42 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

20%

of Mountain View's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$633 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$323 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$299 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$510 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$170 thousand
  • Sewer systems$125 thousand
  • Electric power$123 thousand
  • Water supply$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$437 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$325 thousand
  • Libraries$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$429 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$359 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mountain View. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 Mountain View 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.