Town government · Dona Ana County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mesilla took in $2.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%Town taxes6.5%Fines and other5.2%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

44%

of Mesilla's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes6.5%

Property tax
4.2%$100 thousand
Sales tax
1.2%$29 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$483 thousand
  • Garbage collection$275 thousand
  • Sewer$248 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$32 thousand

County and local tax money44%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
44%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$71 thousand
Fines
2.2%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Mesilla'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$525 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$208 thousand
  • Sewer systems$190 thousand
  • Water supply$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$507 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$421 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$324 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mesilla. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mesilla 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.