Town government · Norfolk County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Holbrook took in $57.9 million and spent $60.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Federal tax money4.7%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

25%

of Holbrook'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
53%$30.8 million
Other taxes
0.8%$465 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$386 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$72 thousand
  • School lunches$70 thousand
  • Other school charges$11 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$2.7 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$14.6 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$848 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$519 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges41%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

41%

of Holbrook'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
41%$25.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$16.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$293 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.7 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$600 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$221 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$2.2 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$1.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$264 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$208 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$515 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$508 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$323 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$323 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$78 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Holbrook. 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 Holbrook 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.