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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milford took in $15.7 million and spent $15.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes71%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other2.9%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

42%

of Milford's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes71%

Individual income tax
42%$6.6 million
Property tax
28%$4.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$204 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$627 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%$282 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
1.6%$248 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$211 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Sent to other local governments2.3%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

45%

of Milford'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$628 thousand
  • Government buildings$526 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$403 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$362 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$362 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$309 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$309 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$117 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$104 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Milford 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.