Town government · Berkshire County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Peru took in $2.6 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money17%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.8%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Peru's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes81%

Property tax
81%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$434 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments42%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking16%Schools and colleges9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

42%

of Peru's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
42%$1.0 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$1.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$535 thousand
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$327 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$377 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$377 thousand
Schools and colleges
9.4%$225 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$225 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$102 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$13 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Peru. 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 Peru 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.