Town government · Middlesex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dracut took in $117 million and spent $117 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money32%Fees for services (sewer, water)9.5%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Dracut's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
52%$61.0 million
Other taxes
2.1%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$741 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.6 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$224 thousand
  • Other school charges$200 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$46 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%$2.3 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$37.3 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$146 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Sent to other local governments4.6%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

49%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
49%$57.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$57.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$27.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.9 million
  • Government buildings$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$561 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$4.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$361 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$196 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$5.4 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$5.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$254 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$818 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$245 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$245 thousand
Social services
0.1%$173 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$173 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$65 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dracut. 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 Dracut 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.