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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darlington took in $4.6 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)81%State tax money9.3%Town taxes5.9%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

81%

of Darlington'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 taxes5.9%

Property tax
2.9%$133 thousand
Individual income tax
2.7%$125 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Sewer$320 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$195 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$428 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Roads, transit and parking1.1%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

79%

of Darlington'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
79%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and sewer systems
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$337 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$819 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$663 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Darlington. 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 Darlington 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.