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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mountainair took in $1.5 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)67%Town taxes32%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes32%

Sales tax
25%$392 thousand
Property tax
3.4%$52 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$603 thousand
  • Water$180 thousand
  • Garbage collection$168 thousand
  • Sewer$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Roads, transit and parking0.7%

What stands out

65%

of Mountainair's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$577 thousand
  • Sewer systems$525 thousand
  • Water supply$485 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$176 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$596 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$444 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$302 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$266 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mountainair. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mountainair 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.