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Mineral Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mineral Point took in $4.6 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money22%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

35%

of Mineral Point's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
35%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.7%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$774 thousand
  • Water$522 thousand
  • Garbage collection$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$990 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$145 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$203 thousand
Fines
0.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending11%

What stands out

10%

of Mineral Point's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$606 thousand
  • Water supply$564 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$852 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$739 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$830 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$830 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$547 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$259 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$476 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand
  • Libraries$220 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$468 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mineral Point. 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 Mineral Point 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.