City government · Watonwan County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madelia took in $12.3 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)83%State tax money9.0%City taxes6.4%Federal tax money1.0%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

83%

of Madelia'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 taxes6.4%

Property tax
5.9%$724 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$5.6 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$897 thousand
  • Liquor stores$807 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$288 thousand
  • Other service charges$142 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$129 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$1.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$71 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Running the government and other costs4.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

80%

of Madelia'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
80%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Liquor stores$701 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$716 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$716 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$655 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$501 thousand
  • Fire protection$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$588 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.1%$579 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$339 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$219 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$193 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Madelia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Madelia 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.