Town government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plymouth took in $54.2 million and spent $59.6 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 taxes61%State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Plymouth'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 taxes61%

Property tax
61%$32.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$201 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 7 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$202 thousand
  • Water$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • School lunches$49 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other school charges$6 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$16.9 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$707 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

53%

of Plymouth'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
53%$31.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$11.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$894 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$539 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$252 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$131 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$892 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$466 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$744 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$744 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$591 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$591 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$338 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$142 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plymouth. 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 Plymouth 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.