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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Markham took in $31.0 million and spent $34.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)29%State tax money26%Fines and other7.3%

What stands out

26%

of Markham's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
33%$10.1 million
Other taxes
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$825 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$486 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$391 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$605 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$8.0 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%$2 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$1.8 million
Fines
1.6%$509 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Interest on debt2.8%Roads, transit and parking1.6%

What stands out

65%

of Markham's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$22.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.5 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$953 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$555 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$555 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Markham. 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 Markham 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.