Town government · Schoharie County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middleburgh took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money21%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

5.9%

of Middleburgh's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
64%$917 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$304 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$58 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$31 thousand
Fines
1.5%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

4.1%

of Middleburgh's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$787 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$787 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$470 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$245 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$62 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middleburgh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Middleburgh 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.