City government · Hennepin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Medina took in $19.6 million and spent $20.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, water)42%City taxes36%County and local tax money10%Fines and other9.0%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

10%

of Medina's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
34%$6.6 million
Other taxes
2.5%$492 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$452 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; water and 4 more
  • Road charges$3.9 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$587 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$2.0 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$1.6 million
Fines
0.8%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

41%

of Medina's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$725 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$653 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$653 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$290 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$283 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Medina. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Medina 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.