Town government · Nash County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Middlesex took in $2.0 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%State tax money25%Town taxes21%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Middlesex's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes21%

Property tax
20%$418 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$927 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$464 thousand
  • Water$199 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$175 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$509 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$188 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

26%

of Middlesex's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$535 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$257 thousand
  • Water supply$187 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$306 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$306 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$218 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$59 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$34 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$12 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 June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.