City government · Greenwood County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madison took in $957 thousand and spent $805 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes40%State tax money4.9%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

39%

of Madison's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
39%$369 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$487 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$229 thousand
  • Sewer$156 thousand
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$47 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$41 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Madison's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$345 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$159 thousand
  • Sewer systems$110 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$181 thousand
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)$105 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$4 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 December 31, 2021. 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.