City government · Meade County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Meade took in $4.3 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes29%Fines and other4.0%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Meade's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
20%$876 thousand
Sales tax
7.0%$300 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Water$309 thousand
  • Sewer$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Airport$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.8%$121 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

54%

of Meade's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Water supply$150 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$490 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$280 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$200 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$434 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$423 thousand
  • Airports$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$430 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$402 thousand
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$207 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$37 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Meade. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Meade 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.