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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mesquite took in $64.9 million and spent $77.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%City taxes28%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)17%Fines and other12%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money3.0%

What stands out

30%

of Mesquite's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
14%$9.2 million
Other taxes
8.1%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$722 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$408 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$340 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$180 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.5%$3.6 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$999 thousand
  • Airport$586 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$7.0 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$19.7 million

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$1.9 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$7.0 million
Fines
0.8%$526 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking19%Housing and community development17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

17%

of Mesquite's spending goes to housing and community development.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%$19.4 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$16.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$571 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$17.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$7.6 million
  • Fire protection$6.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$14.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$10.0 million
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Housing and community development
17%$13.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$572 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mesquite. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Mesquite 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.