Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Plympton took in $14.0 million and spent $13.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes81%State tax money9.9%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.8%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

78%

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

Town taxes81%

Property tax
78%$10.9 million
Other taxes
2.5%$344 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$295 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$247 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$128 thousand
  • Other service charges$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$644 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$1.4 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$407 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges31%Running the government and other costs22%Sent to other local governments19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals6.7%All other spending10%

What stands out

31%

of Plympton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
31%$4.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$329 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$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$2.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.7%$935 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$935 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$835 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$835 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$177 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$182 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$137 thousand
Social services
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plympton. 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 Plympton 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.