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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dighton took in $26.9 million and spent $24.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money6.7%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)4.7%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

79%

of Dighton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes81%

Property tax
79%$21.3 million
Other taxes
2.2%$601 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$318 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$283 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$619 thousand
  • Sewer$337 thousand
  • Garbage collection$307 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$525 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments50%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

50%

of Dighton's 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
50%$12.4 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$12.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.5 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$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$632 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$428 thousand
  • Government buildings$297 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$881 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$581 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$983 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$715 thousand
  • Sewer systems$268 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$925 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$925 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$337 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$288 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$145 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Social services
0.3%$66 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dighton. 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 Dighton 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.