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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Meridian took in $159 million and spent $141 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fines and other25%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money9.5%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

25%

of Meridian's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
31%$49.3 million
Other taxes
7.2%$11.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$39.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$19.5 million
  • Water$11.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$15.1 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$4.0 million

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$39.5 million
Fines
0.4%$637 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%Running the government and other costs7.7%Housing and community development1.4%Sent to other local governments0.5%

What stands out

48%

of Meridian's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$68.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$33.1 million
  • Fire protection$30.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$46.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$26.8 million
  • Water supply$18.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$13.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$10.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$715 thousand
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$715 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Meridian. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Meridian 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.