Township government · Elkhart County, IN

Middlebury Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Middlebury Township took in $4.2 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes82%County and local tax money9.3%Fees for services6.9%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

24%

of Middlebury Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes82%

Property tax
55%$2.3 million
Individual income tax
24%$996 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$286 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$286 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.3%$385 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails78%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt2.1%Social services0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

78%

of Middlebury Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
78%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$747 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$454 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$236 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$84 thousand
Social services
0.7%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Middlebury Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Middlebury Township 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.