Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Holland took in $10.1 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money20%Federal tax money8.3%County and local tax money1.7%Fines and other0.8%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

8.3%

of Holland's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
65%$6.6 million
Other taxes
3.2%$323 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$315 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool tuition and transportation; school lunches and 2 more
  • School tuition and transportation$31 thousand
  • School lunches$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$838 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.0 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$177 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges42%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments17%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

42%

of Holland'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
42%$4.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.0 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$249 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$1.6 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$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$424 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$211 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Housing and community development
3.3%$322 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Holland. 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 Holland 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.