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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Medora took in $3.0 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%City taxes22%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)13%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

63%

of Medora's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes22%

Sales tax
20%$590 thousand
Property tax
1.9%$57 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$396 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$241 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Sewer$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$1.9 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$46 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

57%

of Medora'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%

Running the government and other costs
57%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$738 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$738 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$298 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$158 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$220 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$220 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Medora. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Medora 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.