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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Litchfield took in $3.1 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%City taxes18%County and local tax money13%Fines and other11%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

of Litchfield's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes18%

Property tax
18%$564 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$820 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$300 thousand
  • Sewer$257 thousand
  • Garbage collection$208 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$5 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$975 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$412 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$360 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Sent to other local governments1.0%

What stands out

61%

of Litchfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$672 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$440 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
  • Water supply$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$366 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$321 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$149 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$40 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Litchfield. 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 City of Litchfield 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.