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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stafford took in $49.4 million and spent $57.6 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 taxes59%State tax money30%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)9.8%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

of Stafford'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 taxes59%

Property tax
59%$29.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 7 more
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$302 thousand
  • Housing$51 thousand
  • School lunches$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other school charges$7 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 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%$101 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$15.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$172 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$188 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges65%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

65%

of Stafford'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
65%$37.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$9.3 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$7.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$873 thousand
  • Government buildings$502 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$416 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$516 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Police$942 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$826 thousand
  • Libraries$580 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$955 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$373 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$373 thousand
Social services
0.4%$256 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$256 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$126 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$82 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$82 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stafford. 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 Stafford 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.