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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carlton took in $3.0 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (water)14%County and local tax money12%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

14%

of Carlton'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 taxes57%

Property tax
54%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.3%$98 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$404 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$371 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$146 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$273 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$360 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$68 thousand
Fines
0.8%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Carlton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$672 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$351 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$464 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$464 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$315 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$242 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$185 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carlton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Carlton 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.