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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plymouth took in $864 thousand and spent $710 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Fines and other27%Town taxes24%

What stands out

27%

of Plymouth's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
23%$203 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$426 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Social services0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Plymouth's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$320 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$320 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$203 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$203 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$105 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$69 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Social services
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plymouth. 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 Plymouth 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.