Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Adams took in $23.7 million and spent $16.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money33%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other1.2%Fees for services (parking)0.4%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

7.1%

of Adams' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
57%$13.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$323 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$220 thousand
  • Other licenses$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$88 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.1%$1.7 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$7.8 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$46 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$269 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

39%

of Adams' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
39%$6.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$459 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$421 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$210 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$789 thousand
  • Libraries$293 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$634 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$593 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Social services
0.9%$147 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$147 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$138 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$108 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Adams. 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 Adams 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.