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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Midway took in $1.8 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)85%Fines and other10%State tax money3.4%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

85%

of Midway's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services

85%$1.5 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more

Sewer$966 thousand
Water$416 thousand
Garbage collection$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government

0.3%$5 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state

3.4%$60 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines

8.8%$157 thousand

Interest, rents and other

1.5%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%

What stands out

26%

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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

44%$1.2 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$453 thousand
Water supply$445 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$331 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

26%$722 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more

Police$555 thousand
Courts and legal services$102 thousand
Fire protection$65 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$377 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$290 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
Other and not broken out$2 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.8%$219 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$219 thousand

Interest on debt

5.1%$144 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$101 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$43 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.7%$132 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$132 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 December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.