City government · Jefferson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meriden took in $785 thousand and spent $693 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%County and local tax money5.9%State tax money5.2%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
46%$362 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$276 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$221 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$41 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$46 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%

What stands out

8.1%

of Meriden'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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$263 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$145 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$124 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$124 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Meriden. 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 Meriden 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.