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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milton took in $18.4 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)49%City taxes35%State tax money12%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Milton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes35%

Other taxes
16%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$655 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$1.9 million
Property tax
8.3%$1.5 million

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$5.0 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$993 thousand
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$47 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$564 thousand
Fines
0.6%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

57%

of Milton'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
57%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$4.9 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$985 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$318 thousand
  • Fire protection$234 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$848 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$848 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$827 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$827 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$819 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$591 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$284 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$271 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$271 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$141 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$64 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milton. 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 City of Milton 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.