City government · Stutsman County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Medina took in $444 thousand and spent $418 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%City taxes40%State tax money13%Fines and other7.2%

What stands out

27%

of Medina's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes40%

Other taxes
27%$120 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$116 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$56 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$177 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$82 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Sewer$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$59 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Health and hospitals3.1%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

37%

of Medina's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
  • Water supply$72 thousand
  • Sewer systems$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$156 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$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Medina. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.