Town government · Yates County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middlesex took in $1.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes87%State tax money10%County and local tax money6.5%Fees for services (water)4.4%

What stands out

-8.2%

of Middlesex's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes87%

Property tax
80%$1.5 million
Other taxes
7.1%$137 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$133 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$65 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$197 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$126 thousand

Fines and other-7.8%

Fines
0.4%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-8.2%-$158 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Health and hospitals5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

7.9%

of Middlesex's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$423 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$242 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$183 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middlesex. 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 Middlesex 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.