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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Meriden took in $163 million and spent $184 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%City taxes34%Fees for services (school lunches, airport)0.5%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Meriden's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
34%$55.5 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$816 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; airport and 1 more
  • School lunches$419 thousand
  • Airport$353 thousand
  • Other school charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$105 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%$148 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$803 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments3.1%

What stands out

97%

of Meriden's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$178 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$178 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$5.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Meriden. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Meriden 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.