Borough government · Washington County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Midway took in $626 thousand and spent $651 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)20%State tax money17%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

15%

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

Borough taxes53%

Property tax
33%$207 thousand
Individual income tax
15%$93 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$14 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$46 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$105 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
0.8%$5 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

50%

of Midway's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$323 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Police$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Midway. 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 Midway 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.