City government · Madison County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Madison took in $9.3 million and spent $9.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)56%City taxes23%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Madison's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes23%

Other taxes
16%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$556 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$544 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$279 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$611 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$989 thousand
  • Gas$919 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Road charges$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$709 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.2 million

Fines and other<0.1%

Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Environment and natural resources19%Running the government and other costs6.4%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

19%

of Madison's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Gas supply$802 thousand
  • Water supply$801 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$616 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
19%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$592 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$212 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$204 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$176 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Madison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Madison 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.