Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Warren took in $12.6 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money20%Fees for services (sewer)7.9%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

7.9%

of Warren'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 taxes64%

Property tax
62%$7.9 million
Other taxes
1.7%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$153 thousand
  • Other licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$996 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$646 thousand
  • Other service charges$350 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$881 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.6 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$89 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments38%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

38%

of Warren'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
38%$4.2 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$4.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$3.0 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$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$421 thousand
  • Government buildings$244 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$183 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$791 thousand
  • Fire protection$394 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$136 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$848 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$848 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$646 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$535 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$396 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$396 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$260 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$206 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$78 thousand
Social services
0.7%$73 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$73 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Warren. 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 Warren 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.