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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Midwest took in $765 thousand and spent $665 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fines and other21%County and local tax money16%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Town taxes11%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes11%

Property tax
8.8%$67 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$107 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$34 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$264 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$121 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$156 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

59%

of Midwest's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$390 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$386 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$108 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$75 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Midwest. 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 Town of Midwest 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.