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Mountain View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mountain View took in $886 thousand and spent $883 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%Town taxes33%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money3.3%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

31%

of Mountain View's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes33%

Sales tax
31%$273 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$431 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$182 thousand
  • Garbage collection$156 thousand
  • Sewer$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$86 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$12 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$29 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$26 thousand
Fines
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%

What stands out

61%

of Mountain View's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$537 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$354 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mountain View. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Mountain View 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.