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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Middletown took in $421 thousand and spent $115 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)43%State tax money9.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Middletown's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes47%

Property tax
37%$157 thousand
Sales tax
9.5%$40 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$101 thousand
  • Water$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$40 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Interest on debt14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Health and hospitals2.6%Roads, transit and parking2.6%

What stands out

14%

of Middletown's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Middletown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.