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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upton took in $344 thousand and spent $192 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money9.9%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

88%

of Upton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes89%

Property tax
88%$304 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Sent to other local governments5.7%Health and hospitals3.6%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

55%

of Upton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$106 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$42 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.7%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Schools and colleges
2.6%$5 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Upton. 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 Upton 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.