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Medicine Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Medicine Park took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other10%Federal tax money2.3%State tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes53%

Sales tax
47%$795 thousand
Other taxes
6.3%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$546 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$199 thousand
  • Sewer$135 thousand
  • Garbage collection$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.3%$39 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$35 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$6 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$156 thousand
Fines
1.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Roads, transit and parking0.5%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Medicine Park'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
39%$476 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$476 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$429 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$219 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$204 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$264 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$245 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Medicine Park. 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 Medicine Park 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.