City government · McLean County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mercer took in $313 thousand and spent $110 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other74%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)15%State tax money10%

What stands out

74%

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

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$32 thousand

Fines and other74%

Interest, rents and other
74%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking19%

What stands out

54%

of Mercer's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$30 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
  • Water supply$13 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mercer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mercer 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.