Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hampden took in $16.1 million and spent $16.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes89%State tax money7.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)2.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

89%

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

Town taxes89%

Property tax
89%$14.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$346 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$246 thousand
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments51%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Health and hospitals2.8%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

51%

of Hampden'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
51%$8.2 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$8.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.0 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$472 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$697 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$141 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$442 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$442 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$341 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$197 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$123 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$114 thousand
  • Water supply$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hampden. 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 Hampden 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.