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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Medary took in $522 thousand and spent $469 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)34%Town taxes31%State tax money18%Federal tax money15%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

34%

of Medary's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes31%

Property tax
28%$146 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$177 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$98 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$79 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$96 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Medary's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$192 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$98 thousand
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)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Medary. 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 Town of Medary 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.