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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Limerick took in $2.9 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.0%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

7%

of Limerick's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
68%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.3%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$204 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$144 thousand
  • Garbage collection$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$616 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

16%

of Limerick's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$779 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$777 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$673 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$274 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$249 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$421 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$421 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$362 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$362 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$357 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$131 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$74 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Limerick. 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 Limerick 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.