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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mentor took in $416 thousand and spent $432 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes38%Federal tax money7.5%County and local tax money5.3%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)3.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

46%

of Mentor's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
36%$151 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and occupation and business licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and parks and recreation
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$31 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$191 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.5%$2 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Interest on debt1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

11%

of Mentor's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$91 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mentor. 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 Mentor 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.