Town government · Delaware County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middletown took in $4.5 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money14%Fines and other6.6%Fees for services (water)4.6%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

4.6%

of Middletown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
66%$3.0 million
Other taxes
3.8%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$204 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$115 thousand
  • Water$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$133 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$608 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$97 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$234 thousand
Fines
1.3%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

4%

of Middletown'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
57%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.2 million
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$836 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$181 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$172 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$167 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
  • Water supply$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$86 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$86 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$18 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middletown. 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 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.