City government · Midland County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Midland took in $404 million and spent $325 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Fines and other11%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

21%

of Midland's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes44%

Sales tax
21%$86.1 million
Property tax
17%$67.6 million
Other taxes
6.4%$25.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$15.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$161 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$72.7 million
  • Sewer$25.8 million
  • Garbage collection$25.3 million
  • Airport$23.6 million
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.2 million
  • Housing$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$11.6 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$7.8 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$41.2 million
Fines
0.6%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt6.4%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

20%

of Midland's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$105 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$52.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$30.1 million
  • Sewer systems$22.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$79.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$40.2 million
  • Police$36.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$64.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$34.5 million
  • Airports$29.6 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$39.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.2 million
  • Government buildings$8.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
Interest on debt
6.4%$20.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$14.8 million
  • Interest on general debt$6.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$8.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$2.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.7 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Midland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City 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.