City government · Madera County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Madera took in $92.9 million and spent $70.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes43%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Madera's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes43%

Sales tax
25%$23.4 million
Property tax
13%$12.0 million
Other taxes
4.9%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$763 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$567 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$283 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$41.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$13.6 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Garbage collection$6.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.2 million
  • Transit fares$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$726 thousand
  • Housing$716 thousand
  • Airport$533 thousand
  • Parking$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$3.6 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$4.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$91 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$3.1 million
Fines
0.5%$455 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking12%Housing and community development8.1%Running the government and other costs7.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

8.1%

of Madera's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$24.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$15.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$18.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.1 million
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Public transit$2.7 million
  • Airports$584 thousand
  • Parking$22 thousand
Housing and community development
8.1%$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$2.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$269 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Madera. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Madera 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.