Town government · Dale County, AL

Midland City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Midland City took in $3.5 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money24%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

20%

of Midland City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes40%

Sales tax
20%$697 thousand
Other taxes
18%$624 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$322 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$121 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$104 thousand
  • Other licenses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$92 thousand

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$462 thousand
  • Water$389 thousand
  • Garbage collection$219 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$860 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Fines
3.6%$126 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt3.5%Roads, transit and parking2.2%

What stands out

23%

of Midland City'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$728 thousand
  • Sewer systems$342 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$721 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$453 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$134 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$666 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$583 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$120 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$103 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$100 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Midland City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Midland City 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.