Town government · Henry County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Middletown took in $6.1 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)76%Town taxes11%State tax money11%County and local tax money0.9%Fines and other0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

76%

of Middletown'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%.

Town taxes11%

Property tax
11%$674 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Sewer$834 thousand
  • Water$668 thousand
  • Garbage collection$149 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 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%$5 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$679 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$57 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$33 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Health and hospitals1.2%

What stands out

17%

of Middletown's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$694 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$565 thousand
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$562 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$562 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$183 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$183 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$116 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middletown. 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 Middletown 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.