Borough government · Beaver County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Midland took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)16%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

13%

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

Borough taxes62%

Property tax
41%$826 thousand
Individual income tax
13%$269 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$41 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$326 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$239 thousand
  • Sewer$64 thousand
  • Road charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$129 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$199 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$39 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$57 thousand
Fines
0.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

37%

of Midland'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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$728 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$354 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$206 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$686 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$495 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$160 thousand
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$365 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$365 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Midland. 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 Borough of Midland 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.