Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hanson took in $34.5 million and spent $32.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)10%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

78%

of Hanson's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 53%.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
78%$26.9 million
Other taxes
0.9%$321 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$262 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$878 thousand
  • Garbage collection$267 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$1.4 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$2.2 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$151 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments45%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

45%

of Hanson's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
45%$14.7 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$14.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$86 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$7.8 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$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$776 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$366 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$224 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$149 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$340 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$733 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$468 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$265 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$201 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$127 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$127 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.4%$115 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$115 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
0.1%$47 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hanson. 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 Hanson 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.