Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Millbury took in $70.7 million and spent $94.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money36%Fees for services (sewer, school tuition and transportation)7.0%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

36%

of Millbury'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 taxes47%

Property tax
45%$32.1 million
Other taxes
2.2%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$823 thousand
  • Other licenses$710 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Other service charges$459 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$274 thousand
  • School lunches$83 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Other school charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$4.5 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$25.6 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$195 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges72%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

72%

of Millbury'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
72%$67.3 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$67.3 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$14.2 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$12.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$896 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$523 thousand
  • Government buildings$343 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$830 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$269 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$1.7 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$1.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$707 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$513 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$639 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$163 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$128 thousand
Social services
0.1%$118 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$118 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Millbury. 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 Millbury 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.