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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warren took in $8.5 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money16%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)4.0%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes78%

Property tax
78%$6.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$342 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$161 thousand
  • Road charges$105 thousand
  • Garbage collection$61 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$187 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

10%

of Warren'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
42%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$716 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$291 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$588 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$305 thousand
  • Police$231 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$476 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$476 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$267 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$267 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Social services
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Warren. 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 Warren 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.