City government · Hidalgo County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mercedes took in $21.5 million and spent $23.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Federal tax money5.1%State tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

40%

of Mercedes' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes61%

Sales tax

40%$8.6 million

Property tax

19%$4.2 million

Other taxes

1.6%$337 thousand

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and amusement taxes

Occupation and business licenses$327 thousand
Amusement taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$6.9 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more

Water$2.8 million
Sewer$2.3 million
Garbage collection$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government

5.1%$1.1 million

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state

1.2%$248 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.4%$78 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Fines

0.2%$42 thousand

Interest, rents and other

<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

38%

of Mercedes' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

38%$8.9 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.1 million
Other and not broken out$449 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$203 thousand
Government buildings$155 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

26%$6.1 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$2.6 million
Water supply$1.8 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

19%$4.4 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$3.6 million
Fire protection$632 thousand
Courts and legal services$190 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.1%$1.9 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Libraries$589 thousand

Interest on debt

4.4%$1.0 million

Roads, transit and parking

2.9%$663 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$663 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.1%$246 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsHospitals

Hospitals$246 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mercedes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Mercedes 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.