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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stoughton took in $140 million and spent $136 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money21%Fees for services (sewer, water)15%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Stoughton'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
59%$82.8 million
Other taxes
1.5%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$996 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$20.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 7 more
  • Sewer$7.6 million
  • Other service charges$5.4 million
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$537 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$261 thousand
  • Other school charges$249 thousand
  • School lunches$173 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$4.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$29.4 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$802 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

55%

of Stoughton'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
55%$74.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$74.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$17.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$662 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$15.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.9 million
  • Fire protection$6.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$417 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$215 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$15.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.0 million
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$3.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$452 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$2.0 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$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$252 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$827 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$827 thousand
Social services
0.3%$435 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$435 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stoughton. 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 Stoughton 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.