Town government · Carbon County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Medicine Bow took in $916 thousand and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money28%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%Fines and other23%Town taxes14%County and local tax money6.8%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes14%

Property tax
14%$124 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$235 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Sewer$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$23 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$255 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$62 thousand

Fines and other23%

Fines
19%$178 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.8%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

40%

of Medicine Bow's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$602 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$602 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$342 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$260 thousand
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$306 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$81 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Social services
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Medicine Bow. 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 Bow 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.