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MESA CITY finances

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MESA CITY

City or town in Arizona (Maricopa County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 512,498.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$420.1 millionT
Charges and fees$554.0 millionA
Other general revenue$24.7 millionU
From the federal government$0B
From the state government$132.2 millionC
From local governments$0D
Spending: current operations$1.0 billionE
Spending: construction$198.4 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$68.8 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$1.1 billionT A U B C D
Direct spending$1.3 billionE F G I J
Debt at year end$1.9 billion49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Police Protection$300.4 million
Regular Highways$166.9 million
Local Fire Protection$139.6 million
General NEC$110.4 million
Water Utilities$91.1 million
Parks & Rec$86.5 million
Financial Adm$53.7 million
Sewerage$53.0 million
Electric Utilities$42.9 million
Solid Waste Mgt$39.9 million
Gas Utilities$33.3 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$29.5 million
Judicial$26.0 million
Transit Utilities$23.7 million
Central Staff$21.4 million
Libraries$8.8 million
Air Trans$7.8 million
Protective Inspection$3.1 million

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$1.7 billion
29ULTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC$277.1 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$107.9 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$1.9 billion
A01Air Transportation Charges$4.8 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$16.0 million
A44Regular Highway Charges$4.2 million
A80Sewerage Charges$98.6 million
A81Solid Waste Charges$71.8 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$65.1 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$184.4 million
A92Electric Utilities Revenue$50.2 million
A93Gas Utilities Revenue$58.9 million
C89State IG Other$132.2 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$7.8 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$53.7 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$139.6 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$26.0 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$21.4 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$117.5 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$29.5 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$8.8 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$68.7 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$255.9 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$1.2 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$53.0 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$39.9 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$25.5 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$91.1 million
E92Electric Utilities-Current Op$42.9 million
E93Gas Utilities-Current Oper$33.3 million
E94Transit Utilities-Current Op$23.7 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$49.4 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$17.7 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$44.5 million
F66Protective Inspection-Constr$1.9 million
F89General NEC-Construction$84.8 million
I89General Interest on Debt$68.8 million
T01Property Tax$47.7 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$329.8 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$6.8 million
T29Other License Tax$35.7 million
U20Interest Earnings$8.3 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$8.8 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$147,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$7.4 million

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.