Town government · Elkhart County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Middlebury took in $11.2 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%State tax money26%Town taxes6.7%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes6.7%

Property tax
6.5%$725 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$2.9 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$309 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$348 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt6.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

38%

of Middlebury'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
38%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$903 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.0 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$594 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$383 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middlebury. 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 Town of Middlebury 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.