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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Madison Heights took in $55.2 million and spent $52.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money18%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

44%

of Madison Heights' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
44%$24.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$918 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$359 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$13.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.6%$877 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$10.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$350 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$3.1 million
Fines
2.2%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

39%

of Madison Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$20.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Fire protection$6.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$7.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$11.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$668 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Public transit$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$838 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$416 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$314 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Madison Heights. 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 Madison Heights 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.