Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Athol took in $31.8 million and spent $26.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, water)16%State tax money14%Federal tax money8.8%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

8.8%

of Athol's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
54%$17.1 million
Other taxes
4.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$569 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$2.8 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.3 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Sent to other local governments21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

21%

of Athol's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$847 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$287 thousand
  • Government buildings$251 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$5.5 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$5.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$120 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$286 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$558 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Parking$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$689 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$630 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$652 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$590 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$518 thousand
Social services
0.9%$228 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$228 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$142 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$142 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Athol. 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 Athol 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.