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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Milford took in $10.3 million and spent $9.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money80%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)9.0%City taxes8.2%State tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.9%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

80%

of Milford's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes8.2%

Sales tax
4.2%$429 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$266 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$218 thousand
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.4%$146 thousand

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$919 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$723 thousand
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$88 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$104 thousand

County and local tax money80%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
80%$8.2 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$80 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities88%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Running the government and other costs4.4%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%All other spending<0.1%

What stands out

88%

of Milford's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
88%$8.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.0 million
  • Sewer systems$199 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$421 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$305 thousand
  • Libraries$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$414 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$153 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$244 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$156 thousand
  • Airports$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Milford 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.