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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madrid took in $2.0 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%County and local tax money27%State tax money17%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.7%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
44%$894 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$177 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Sewer$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$356 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$555 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$20 thousand
Fines
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

7.7%

of Madrid's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$894 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$894 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$381 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$264 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$127 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
  • Water supply$38 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$32 thousand
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Madrid. 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 Town of Madrid 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.