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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Medina took in $11.5 million and spent $7.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes86%State tax money6.1%Fees for services5.6%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

33%

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 taxes86%

Property tax
35%$4.0 million
Other taxes
33%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$970 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$945 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
18%$2.1 million

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$644 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$644 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$706 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$212 thousand
Fines
0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

44%

of Medina'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$808 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$387 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$881 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$480 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$953 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$953 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$616 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$616 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$56 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$27 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$27 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 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. 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.