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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Midvale took in $52.9 million and spent $39.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fines and other37%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money5.7%

What stands out

23%

of Midvale's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Sales tax
23%$12.0 million
Property tax
8.5%$4.5 million
Other taxes
7.8%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Other licenses$570 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$300 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$231 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$917 thousand
  • Garbage collection$547 thousand
  • Road charges$165 thousand
  • Housing$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$3.0 million

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
35%$18.7 million
Fines
2.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking10%Housing and community development7.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

7.2%

of Midvale's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$9.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$249 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$11.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$866 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$863 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$827 thousand
  • Government buildings$561 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$3.4 million
  • Roads and highways$663 thousand
Housing and community development
7.2%$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$580 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$580 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$421 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$267 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$267 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Midvale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Midvale 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.