Town government · Sussex County, DE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Millville took in $5.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%Fines and other14%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

66%

of Millville's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes81%

Other taxes
66%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$738 thousand

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$247 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$697 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Sent to other local governments9.8%

What stands out

76%

of Millville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
76%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$427 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.8%$197 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$197 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Millville 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.