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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), New Canton took in $270 thousand and spent $144 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Town taxes13%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

44%

of New Canton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes13%

Other taxes
8.5%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.1%$11 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$105 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$40 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$118 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Social services17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

17%

of New Canton's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
Social services
17%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Canton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of New 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.