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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mabton took in $3.5 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes27%State tax money22%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Mabton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes27%

Other taxes
14%$500 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$401 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$40 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.8%$235 thousand
Property tax
5.9%$205 thousand

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$747 thousand
  • Sewer$606 thousand
  • Garbage collection$270 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$762 thousand

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%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$40 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt13%Running the government and other costs9.3%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

13%

of Mabton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$624 thousand
  • Sewer systems$445 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$257 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$502 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$345 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$450 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$438 thousand
  • Parking$12 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$391 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$222 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$285 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$89 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mabton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mabton 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.