Town government · Northeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Killingly took in $69.7 million and spent $75.7 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 taxes49%State tax money45%County and local tax money4.0%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)1.5%Fines and other0.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

45%

of Killingly'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 taxes49%

Property tax
49%$34.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$291 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 2 more
  • Other service charges$762 thousand
  • School lunches$142 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Other school charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$116 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$31.1 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$2.8 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$312 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges73%Running the government and other costs9.5%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Health and hospitals2.8%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

73%

of Killingly'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
73%$55.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$55.0 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$428 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$925 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$1.8 million
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$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$314 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$914 thousand
Social services
1.0%$734 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$734 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Killingly. 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 Killingly 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.