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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Muleshoe took in $5.3 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%City taxes34%Federal tax money12%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
22%$1.2 million
Sales tax
12%$620 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Amusement licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$797 thousand
  • Sewer$536 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$624 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$259 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$90 thousand
Fines
1.0%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

43%

of Muleshoe's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$430 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$898 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$284 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$939 thousand
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$271 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$236 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$218 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
  • Airports$36 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Muleshoe. 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 Muleshoe 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.