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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Medora took in $733 thousand and spent $668 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%State tax money35%Town taxes9.1%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

35%

of Medora's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes9.1%

Property tax
9.0%$66 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$328 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$187 thousand
  • Sewer$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$57 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$259 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Interest on debt0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Medora'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
63%$418 thousand
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$333 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$212 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$130 thousand
  • Sewer systems$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$29 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Medora. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Medora 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.