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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mansfield took in $548 thousand and spent $449 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)56%Town taxes25%State tax money15%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

9.5%

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

Town taxes25%

Other taxes
9.9%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.5%$52 thousand
Property tax
6.0%$33 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$307 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$123 thousand
  • Water$119 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$84 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

52%

of Mansfield'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
52%$232 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$91 thousand
  • Sewer systems$84 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$16 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mansfield. 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 Town of Mansfield 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.