Town government · Otsego County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middlefield took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%County and local tax money19%State tax money17%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Middlefield's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
52%$836 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$86 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$276 thousand

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$305 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$32 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Middlefield's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$933 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$931 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$271 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$196 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middlefield. 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 Middlefield 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.