Town government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Middleton took in $4.9 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)11%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

11%

of Middleton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes68%

Property tax
61%$3.0 million
Other taxes
7.0%$343 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$211 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$74 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$48 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$561 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$542 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$669 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$118 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$246 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

14%

of Middleton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$890 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$402 thousand
  • Police$258 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$646 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$539 thousand
  • Sewer systems$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$564 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$323 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$336 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$336 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$234 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$234 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Middleton. 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 Town 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.