Town government · Rockingham County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Madison took in $8.7 million and spent $7.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)47%Town taxes38%State tax money14%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

15%

of Madison's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
20%$1.8 million
Sales tax
15%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.6%$226 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$198 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$2.2 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$158 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs9.5%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Social services6.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

28%

of Madison's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; water supply and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$278 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$473 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$749 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$508 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$199 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$552 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$552 thousand
Social services
6.1%$482 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$482 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$180 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$180 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$156 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Madison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.