City government · Midland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Midland took in $128 million and spent $119 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money21%Fines and other9.5%County and local tax money4.8%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

21%

of Midland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
32%$41.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$929 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$929 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$35.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$15.1 million
  • Sewer$8.3 million
  • Garbage collection$5.4 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Airport$280 thousand
  • Transit fares$139 thousand
  • Parking$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$5.7 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$26.2 million

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$6.1 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$11.8 million
Fines
0.2%$288 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

13%

of Midland's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$31.1 million
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$13.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$10.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Government buildings$549 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$28.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$16.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$23.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.9 million
  • Fire protection$10.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$735 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$16.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$12.9 million
  • Public transit$2.4 million
  • Airports$623 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$15.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.3 million
  • Libraries$4.6 million
Housing and community development
3.5%$4.2 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$367 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$197 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$170 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Midland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Midland 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.