Town government · New Castle County, DE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Middletown took in $69.4 million and spent $69.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)84%Town taxes7.6%Fines and other6.7%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

84%

of Middletown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Town taxes7.6%

Property tax
7.3%$5.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$238 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$58.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$38.0 million
  • Other service charges$9.3 million
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$991 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$4.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

61%

of Middletown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$42.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$28.8 million
  • Sewer systems$7.1 million
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$500 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middletown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Middletown 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.