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Van Buren's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Van Buren took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money30%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

13%

of Van Buren'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 taxes55%

Property tax
55%$1.2 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$293 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$205 thousand
  • Other service charges$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$661 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

54%

of Van Buren'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
54%$1.2 million
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)$693 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$465 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$400 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$400 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$271 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$263 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$58 thousand
Social services
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Van Buren. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Van Buren 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.