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Mentor on the Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mentor on the Lake took in $3.4 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%County and local tax money14%Fines and other7.0%

What stands out

68%

of Mentor on the Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes79%

Property tax
68%$2.3 million
Individual income tax
9.1%$313 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.2%$8 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$492 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Fines
6.7%$230 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

61%

of Mentor on the Lake'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
61%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$953 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$683 thousand
  • Government buildings$200 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$942 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$942 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mentor on the Lake. 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 Mentor on the Lake 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.