Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Kingston took in $64.7 million and spent $74.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money12%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

10%

of Kingston's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.3%.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
62%$40.1 million
Other taxes
2.4%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$427 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$125 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$70 thousand
  • School lunches$47 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$1.7 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$7.9 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$6.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Schools and colleges24%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

24%

of Kingston'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$19.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.3 million
  • Water supply$7.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$632 thousand
Schools and colleges
24%$18.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$18.0 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$670 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$11.6 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$11.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$112 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$380 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$184 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$965 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$642 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$323 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$916 thousand
Social services
0.3%$244 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$244 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$240 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$240 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$227 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$227 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kingston. 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 Kingston 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.