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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Meadowlakes took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)67%City taxes30%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

67%

of Meadowlakes' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
27%$1.0 million
Other taxes
2.6%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$91 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Sewer$546 thousand
  • Water$539 thousand
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$106 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Interest on debt4.7%

What stands out

42%

of Meadowlakes' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
42%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$646 thousand
  • Sewer systems$404 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$389 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$291 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$166 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Police$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$163 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$159 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Meadowlakes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Meadowlakes 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.