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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mentor took in $98.2 million and spent $73.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fines and other13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)8.0%State tax money3.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

63%

of Mentor's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes75%

Individual income tax
63%$62.3 million
Property tax
8.6%$8.4 million
Other taxes
3.2%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$5.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Road charges$622 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$76 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$3.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$10.4 million
Fines
2.3%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt1.0%Housing and community development0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Mentor's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$27.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.5 million
  • Fire protection$12.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$115 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$18.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$16.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$768 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mentor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Mentor 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.