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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mediapolis took in $2.7 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money17%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

13%

of Mediapolis' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes40%

Property tax
27%$715 thousand
Sales tax
13%$361 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$983 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$399 thousand
  • Sewer$355 thousand
  • Garbage collection$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$457 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$40 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments9.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

10%

of Mediapolis' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$928 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$928 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$649 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$278 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$371 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$189 thousand
  • Libraries$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$283 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.9%$276 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$276 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$79 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$84 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Mediapolis 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.