Town government · Northeastern Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Voluntown took in $14.6 million and spent $13.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%Town taxes37%Fees for services (school lunches)1.3%

What stands out

62%

of Voluntown's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$5.4 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$183 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches and other school charges
  • School lunches$182 thousand
  • Other school charges$1 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%$5 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$9.0 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges52%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments12%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

52%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
52%$6.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.9 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.1 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)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$532 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$838 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$687 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$293 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$263 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$199 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$199 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$108 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$108 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Voluntown. 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 Voluntown 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.