Town government · Plymouth County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wareham took in $117 million and spent $139 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money27%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)12%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

27%

of Wareham'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 taxes51%

Property tax
48%$56.5 million
Other taxes
2.7%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$13.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$12.9 million
  • Other service charges$725 thousand
  • School lunches$154 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$97 thousand
  • Other school charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$4.5 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$31.9 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$440 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$6.4 million
Fines
0.2%$235 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges55%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Sent to other local governments4.3%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

55%

of Wareham'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%$76.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$76.0 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$27.4 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$24.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$13.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$13.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$269 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$6.0 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$5.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$292 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$696 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$470 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$457 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Social services
0.3%$392 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$392 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$296 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$296 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wareham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wareham 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.