City government · Barber County, KS

Medicine Lodge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Medicine Lodge took in $3.6 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money13%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
21%$777 thousand
Sales tax
15%$558 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$315 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$156 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$132 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$385 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$462 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$20 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending15%

What stands out

9.4%

of Medicine Lodge's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$508 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$362 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$440 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$385 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$265 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$265 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$221 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$198 thousand
Interest on debt
9.4%$182 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$114 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$68 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$117 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$117 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Medicine Lodge. 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 Medicine Lodge 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.