Village government · Geauga County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middlefield took in $7.7 million and spent $5.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other5.9%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

50%

of Middlefield's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes67%

Business income tax
50%$3.9 million
Property tax
7.7%$593 thousand
Individual income tax
6.4%$496 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$143 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.2%$16 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$890 thousand
  • Water$823 thousand
  • Garbage collection$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$141 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$457 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries15%

What stands out

15%

of Middlefield'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%

Running the government and other costs
46%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$770 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$676 thousand
  • Water supply$435 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$833 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$833 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.