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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mellen took in $1.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%County and local tax money18%City taxes13%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

18%

of Mellen's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes13%

Property tax
13%$196 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$452 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$257 thousand
  • Water$111 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$13 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$515 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$269 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$66 thousand
Fines
0.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals11%All other spending15%

What stands out

11%

of Mellen's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$405 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$265 thousand
  • Water supply$136 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$331 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$220 thousand
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$276 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$276 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$222 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$178 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$178 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mellen. 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 Mellen 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.