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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mauston took in $10.1 million and spent $11.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)29%City taxes26%State tax money21%Fines and other16%County and local tax money5.2%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

14%

of Mauston's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
23%$2.3 million
Other taxes
3.5%$355 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$237 thousand
  • Other licenses$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$231 thousand
  • Other service charges$226 thousand
  • Transit fares$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$301 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.1 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$522 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.5 million
Fines
1.5%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Interest on debt7.2%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

30%

of Mauston's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Public transit$326 thousand
  • Airports$22 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$223 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$926 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$569 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$357 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$838 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$820 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$389 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$316 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$215 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$215 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mauston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Mauston 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.