Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Charlton took in $41.0 million and spent $36.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money8.3%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.8%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

74%

of Charlton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
74%$30.3 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$840 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$505 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$325 thousand
  • Water$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$1.7 million

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$3.4 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments45%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

45%

of Charlton'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%

Sent to other local governments
45%$16.4 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$16.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$8.7 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$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$967 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$742 thousand
  • Government buildings$664 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$221 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$207 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$563 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$544 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$230 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$230 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$215 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$215 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$102 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$89 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Social services
0.1%$54 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$51 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charlton. 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 Charlton 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.