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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Middleton took in $66.9 million and spent $65.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)20%State tax money7.9%Fines and other7.9%County and local tax money5.5%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

49%

of Middleton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
49%$32.9 million
Other taxes
5.9%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$271 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$13.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 6 more
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Sewer$3.7 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Road charges$903 thousand
  • Airport$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$2.5 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$5.3 million

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$3.7 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$5.0 million
Fines
0.3%$220 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

30%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$19.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$17.7 million
  • Public transit$1.3 million
  • Airports$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$15.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$922 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$10.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.7 million
  • Libraries$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$485 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$372 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$991 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Middleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Middleton 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.