Town government · Hampden County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Russell took in $7.4 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)23%State tax money14%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

23%

of Russell's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes52%

Property tax
52%$3.8 million
Other taxes
0.5%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$900 thousand
  • Sewer$297 thousand
  • Other service charges$237 thousand
  • Water$200 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$486 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.0 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$275 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

42%

of Russell'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%$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$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$851 thousand
  • Sewer systems$368 thousand
  • Water supply$96 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.1 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$746 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$150 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$363 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$363 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$262 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$99 thousand
  • Fire protection$85 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$209 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Social services
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Russell. 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 Russell 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.