City government · Franklin County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mesa took in $710 thousand and spent $885 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes31%State tax money20%Fines and other6.6%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes31%

Sales tax
19%$138 thousand
Property tax
10%$72 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$303 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$123 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$139 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$42 thousand
Fines
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Roads, transit and parking2.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

56%

of Mesa'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
56%$499 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$410 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$82 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
  • Sewer systems$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mesa. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Mesa 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.