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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mayfield took in $2.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money63%Town taxes27%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.1%Fines and other2.7%State tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

63%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
17%$435 thousand
Other taxes
10%$264 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$177 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$24 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$43 thousand

County and local tax money63%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
63%$1.6 million

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.5%$38 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

19%

of Mayfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$908 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$908 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$691 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$466 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$421 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$421 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$188 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$45 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mayfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mayfield 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.