City government · Madison County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Madison took in $22.0 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)78%City taxes13%Fines and other5.3%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

78%

of Madison'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 taxes13%

Other taxes
9.4%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$433 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.7%$380 thousand
Sales tax
1.7%$373 thousand

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$17.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 3 more
  • Electric power$10.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Sewer$952 thousand
  • Water$597 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$746 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%

What stands out

66%

of Madison'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
66%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$8.0 million
  • Sewer systems$820 thousand
  • Water supply$598 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$853 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$656 thousand
  • Government buildings$131 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$927 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$695 thousand
  • Libraries$232 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$889 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$372 thousand
  • Police$315 thousand
  • Fire protection$202 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Madison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Madison 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.