Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middlesex Township took in $4.1 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)7.5%Federal tax money7.4%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

32%

of Middlesex Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes70%

Individual income tax
32%$1.3 million
Property tax
22%$888 thousand
Other taxes
16%$639 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$473 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$305 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$168 thousand
  • Road charges$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$303 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$445 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$97 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.2%$47 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt0.7%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Middlesex Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$760 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$546 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$112 thousand
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$711 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$295 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Middlesex Township. 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 Middlesex Township 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.