Town government · Davidson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Midway took in $2.4 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded yearComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money89%Town taxes9.1%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes9.1%

Property tax

9.1%$216 thousand

State tax money89%

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

From the state

89%$2.1 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other

1.5%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Housing and community development2.8%

What stands out

52%

of Midway's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries

52%$902 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$902 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

23%$406 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$406 thousand

Running the government and other costs

17%$303 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$266 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.3%$75 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$75 thousand

Housing and community development

2.8%$48 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Midway. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Midway 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.