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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mitchell took in $888 thousand and spent $637 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes38%Federal tax money7.8%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Mitchell'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%$322 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$69 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$452 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$13 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

3.6%

of Mitchell's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$449 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$449 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$69 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)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mitchell. 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 Mitchell 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.