Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Halifax took in $29.6 million and spent $28.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money21%Fees for services (water, school lunches)7.8%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

7.8%

of Halifax'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 taxes69%

Property tax
67%$19.8 million
Other taxes
1.9%$561 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$390 thousand
  • Other licenses$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • School lunches$30 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$449 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$6.1 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$343 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges35%Running the government and other costs22%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

35%

of Halifax'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%$9.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.2 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$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$696 thousand
  • Government buildings$449 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$353 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$5.5 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$5.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$66 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$317 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$277 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$823 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$821 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$540 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$233 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$223 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$196 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$196 thousand
Social services
0.6%$174 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$174 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Halifax. 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 Halifax 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.