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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Canton took in $49.6 million and spent $58.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)6.2%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Canton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
73%$36.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$144 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 5 more
  • Sewer$946 thousand
  • School lunches$885 thousand
  • Other service charges$718 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$313 thousand
  • Garbage collection$203 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$14 thousand
  • Other school charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$9.4 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$400 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$151 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges63%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

63%

of Canton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
63%$36.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$36.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$11.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$825 thousand
  • Government buildings$500 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$531 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$373 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$436 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$173 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$173 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$58 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Canton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Canton 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.