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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mineola took in $9.1 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Federal tax money10%Fines and other7.4%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
28%$2.5 million
Property tax
18%$1.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$899 thousand
  • Garbage collection$751 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$902 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$404 thousand
Fines
3.0%$268 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

37%

of Mineola'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$447 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$477 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$854 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$854 thousand
Interest on debt
7.4%$497 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$489 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$125 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mineola. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mineola 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.