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MESA CITY finances

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MESA CITY

City or town in Arizona (Maricopa County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 528,159.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$420.7 millionT
Charges and fees$460.9 millionA
Other general revenue$43.1 millionU
From the federal government$55.8 millionB
From the state government$176.1 millionC
From local governments$0D
Spending: current operations$814.2 millionE
Spending: construction$222.9 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$51.1 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$1.2 billionT A U B C D
Direct spending$1.1 billionE F G I J
Debt at year end$1.8 billion49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Police Protection$254.2 million
Water Utilities$173.8 million
Local Fire Protection$119.6 million
Parks & Rec$78.4 million
Regular Highways$71.8 million
General NEC$54.0 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$45.8 million
Sewerage$42.2 million
Solid Waste Mgt$38.7 million
Financial Adm$38.7 million
Electric Utilities$37.8 million
Gas Utilities$33.8 million
Central Staff$14.4 million
Judicial$11.1 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$8.8 million
Libraries$4.4 million
Protective Inspection$4.4 million
Air Trans$4.0 million
Natural Resources NEC$1.1 million
Health$39,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$1.8 billion
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$104.9 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$101.0 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$1.8 billion
A01Air Transportation Charges$4.8 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$163,000
A44Regular Highway Charges$540,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$20.9 million
A80Sewerage Charges$93.7 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$66.1 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$1.5 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$163.3 million
A92Electric Utilities Revenue$52.6 million
A93Gas Utilities Revenue$57.3 million
B89Federal IG Other$55.8 million
C89State IG Other$176.1 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$4.0 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$38.7 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$117.1 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$11.1 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$14.4 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$8.8 million
E32Health-Current Operation$39,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$46.2 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$33.2 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$4.4 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$62.5 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$248.8 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$4.4 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$42.2 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$38.7 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$1.7 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$66.3 million
E92Electric Utilities-Current Op$37.8 million
E93Gas Utilities-Current Oper$33.8 million
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$2.5 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$25.5 million
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$12.7 million
F59Natural Resources NEC-Constr$1.1 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$15.9 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$5.4 million
F89General NEC-Construction$52.3 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$107.5 million
I89General Interest on Debt$19.3 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$26.0 million
I92Electric Utilities-Interest$1.5 million
I93Gas Utilities-Interest on Debt$4.4 million
T01Property Tax$51.9 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$301.9 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$6.4 million
T20Alcoholic Beverage License Tax$602,000
T21Amusement License Tax$4.5 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$6.8 million
T29Other License Tax$48.6 million
U01Special Assessments$22.9 million
U11Sale of Property 2/$2.1 million
U20Interest Earnings$3,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$9.7 million
U40Rents$2.2 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$1.1 million
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$5.2 million

Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 042013100250.