Town government · Bristol County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Seekonk took in $70.9 million and spent $79.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money18%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)4.9%Federal tax money1.2%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

18%

of Seekonk'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 taxes75%

Property tax
71%$50.4 million
Other taxes
4.3%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$666 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Other school charges$136 thousand
  • School lunches$82 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$885 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$12.7 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$286 thousand
Fines
0.1%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Sent to other local governments2.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

57%

of Seekonk'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
57%$45.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$45.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$16.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$972 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$640 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$251 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$1.9 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$1.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$121 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$983 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$587 thousand
Social services
0.2%$122 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$122 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$98 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Seekonk. 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 Seekonk 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.