Township government · Delaware County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middletown Township took in $10.2 million and spent $17.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes70%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.3%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Middletown Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Township taxes70%

Other taxes
47%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$886 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$267 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$2.3 million

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$951 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$465 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$305 thousand
  • Other service charges$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.8 million

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%$20 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$348 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

60%

of Middletown Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$9.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$712 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$549 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$390 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$958 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$740 thousand
  • Fire protection$426 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$71 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$783 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$462 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$462 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Middletown 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 Middletown 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.