MADISON CITY finances
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MADISON CITY
City or town in Wisconsin (Dane County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 263,094.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $310.7 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $167.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $27.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $64.1 million | B |
| From the state government | $84.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $15.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $563.7 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $44.5 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $46.6 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $669.0 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $654.9 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $1.1 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $83.3 million |
| Transit Utilities | $68.7 million |
| Regular Highways | $65.7 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $64.6 million |
| General NEC | $56.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $52.7 million |
| Sewerage | $42.5 million |
| Parks & Rec | $40.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $24.3 million |
| Libraries | $19.7 million |
| Central Staff | $18.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $18.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $14.8 million |
| Parking | $13.5 million |
| Health | $7.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $6.9 million |
| Protective Inspection | $4.5 million |
| Judicial | $3.1 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.7 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $10,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $1,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $1.2 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $199.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $216.4 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.1 billion |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $423,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $19.9 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $8.5 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $5.6 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $8.7 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $14.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $42.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $732,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $15.3 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $41.8 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $9.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $64.1 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $84.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $15.1 million |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $1,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $6.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $63.3 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $3.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $18.6 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $1.5 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $7.4 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $46.2 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $47.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $18.7 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $10,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $13.5 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $36.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $83.0 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $4.5 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $18.0 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $40.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $14.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $46.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $24.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $68.7 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $1.3 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $1.2 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $19.5 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $4.9 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $976,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $4.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $275,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $2.0 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $33,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $9.8 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $46.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $281.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $12.1 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $3.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $7.4 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $6.9 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $6.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $7.8 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $852,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $4.8 million |
| U40 | Rents | $617,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $1.0 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $5.9 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 552025209777.