Village government · Madison County, NE

Meadow Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Meadow Grove took in $571 thousand and spent $487 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%Village taxes22%State tax money13%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

61%

of Meadow Grove'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%.

Village taxes22%

Property tax
11%$64 thousand
Sales tax
5.4%$31 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$347 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$109 thousand
  • Water$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$73 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

10%

of Meadow Grove's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$169 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$72 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$129 thousand
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)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$30 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$20 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Meadow Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Meadow Grove 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.