City government · Madison County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Madisonville took in $7.6 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.3%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes47%

Sales tax
23%$1.8 million
Property tax
21%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.0%$229 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and occupation and business licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$162 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$758 thousand
  • Sewer$649 thousand
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • Airport$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$865 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$41 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Fines
2.7%$209 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$116 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

24%

of Madisonville'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
38%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$770 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$717 thousand
  • Sewer systems$653 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.7 million
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$757 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$451 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$451 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$199 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$111 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$63 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$63 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$19 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Madisonville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Madisonville 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.