Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Pembroke took in $89.2 million and spent $113 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money23%Fees for services (water, sewer)8.6%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

23%

of Pembroke'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 taxes61%

Property tax
60%$53.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$683 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$481 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$360 thousand
  • Other school charges$223 thousand
  • School lunches$136 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$2.8 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$20.6 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

49%

of Pembroke'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
49%$55.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$55.0 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$34.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.7 million
  • Government buildings$12.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$469 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$636 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.7 million
  • Sewer systems$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$2.6 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$2.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$178 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$856 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
Social services
0.2%$198 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$198 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pembroke. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pembroke 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.