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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mapleton took in $4.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other56%City taxes20%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)17%State tax money7.0%

What stands out

56%

of Mapleton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
16%$729 thousand
Sales tax
4.6%$213 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$773 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$580 thousand
  • Garbage collection$122 thousand
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$323 thousand

Fines and other56%

Interest, rents and other
56%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Interest on debt33%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Running the government and other costs1.7%

What stands out

33%

of Mapleton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$822 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$652 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$122 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
Interest on debt
33%$495 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$487 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mapleton. 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 City of Mapleton 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.