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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Blackstone took in $30.3 million and spent $29.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.9%State tax money8.8%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

10%

of Blackstone'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 taxes75%

Property tax
74%$22.3 million
Other taxes
1.4%$413 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$233 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$180 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$644 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$902 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$2.7 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

35%

of Blackstone's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
35%$10.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$911 thousand
  • Sewer systems$620 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$760 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$602 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$422 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$429 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$1.6 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$1.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$697 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$548 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$149 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$402 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$402 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$184 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$134 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$50 thousand
Social services
0.5%$138 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$138 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blackstone. 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 Blackstone 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.