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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Midway took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%State tax money38%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

38%

of Midway's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
46%$804 thousand
Other taxes
11%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$108 thousand
  • Other licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$660 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
2.6%$46 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

41%

of Midway'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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$683 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$489 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$194 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$614 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$409 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Midway. 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 City of Midway 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.