Town government · Essex County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Essex took in $22.5 million and spent $20.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Fees for services (sewer, water)16%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Essex'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 taxes77%

Property tax
74%$16.6 million
Other taxes
2.8%$629 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$327 thousand
  • Other licenses$302 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$853 thousand
  • Other service charges$697 thousand
  • Garbage collection$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$369 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$1.0 million

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$172 thousand
Fines
0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

48%

of Essex'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
48%$10.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$10.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$521 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$326 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$800 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$276 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$182 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$874 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$874 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$382 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$381 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$253 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$253 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$251 thousand
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$222 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Social services
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Essex. 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 Essex 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.