Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Palmer took in $49.5 million and spent $48.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money31%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)8.4%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Palmer's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$23.5 million
Other taxes
1.4%$708 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$507 thousand
  • Other licenses$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Other service charges$404 thousand
  • School lunches$69 thousand
  • Other school charges$46 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$19 thousand
  • Parking$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$5.3 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$15.4 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$60 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$317 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Sent to other local governments6.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

51%

of Palmer's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
51%$25.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$10.4 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$9.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$618 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 thousand
  • Government buildings$119 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$263 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$3.0 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$2.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$873 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$333 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$616 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$365 thousand
Social services
0.6%$278 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$278 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Palmer. 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 Palmer 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.