Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Agawam took in $129 million and spent $141 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money22%Federal tax money9.9%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.7%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

55%

of Agawam's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
55%$71.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$328 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$947 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$220 thousand
  • School lunches$148 thousand
  • Other school charges$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$12.8 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$28.8 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$396 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

57%

of Agawam's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$80.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$80.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$23.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.1 million
  • Government buildings$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$786 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$679 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$323 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$176 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$5.2 million
  • Water supply$4.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$2.5 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$2.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$210 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$623 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$508 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand
Social services
0.1%$186 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$186 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Agawam. 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 Agawam 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.