City government · Madison County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Madison took in $25.8 million and spent $10.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other61%City taxes21%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.5%

What stands out

60%

of Madison's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
18%$4.5 million
Other taxes
3.3%$842 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$728 thousand
  • Other licenses$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$380 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.7 million

Fines and other61%

Interest, rents and other
60%$15.4 million
Fines
1.3%$324 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

70%

of Madison's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$720 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$618 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$618 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$361 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$361 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$251 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 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 April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.