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Midway, GA town hall & government

Midway spent $2.8 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,401 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Midway's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Midway's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,401
typical Georgia cities: $1,674
Long-term debt
$1.7 million
$865 per resident
Sewer & trash
$784,00028%
Police
$555,00020%
Water & other utilities
$488,00017%
Administration & buildings
$375,00013%
Roads & transportation
$219,0008%
Parks & libraries
$132,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$102,0004%
Interest on debt
$101,0004%
Fire
$65,0002%
Other
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 62%
  • Utility sales 23%
  • Interest, fines & other 10%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%

Midway didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Midway

Full-time staff
11
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,100
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time7 part
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Liberty County School District

Midway's K–12 school district, shared with Allenhurst, Flemington, Gumbranch, Hinesville, Riceboro and Walthourville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,797
Georgia: $15,800
Students
10,740
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Georgia districts overall: 49% local, 39% state, 12% federal

  • Local 29%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $13,797 per pupil, $8,194 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Midway pay

Typical tax bill
$2,669
a year · Georgia typical $2,341
Effective rate
1.13%
of home value · Georgia 0.77%
Typical home value
$237,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Midway's government

Town hall & decisions in Midway →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Midway

Midway is represented in Congress by Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael G. Warnock and Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter. Brian Kemp is governor.

All of Midway's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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