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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Converse took in $2.4 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)60%State tax money24%Town taxes16%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

60%

of Converse's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
16%$367 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$705 thousand
  • Sewer$550 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand
  • Airport$61 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$562 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Interest on debt3.2%Housing and community development1.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

59%

of Converse's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$798 thousand
  • Sewer systems$399 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$560 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)$417 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
  • Airports$46 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$69 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Converse. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Converse 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.