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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fenton took in $4.4 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money47%Town taxes25%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%State tax money8.0%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes25%

Property tax
21%$927 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$175 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$558 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$373 thousand
  • Sewer$94 thousand
  • Other service charges$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$205 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$348 thousand

County and local tax money47%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
47%$2.0 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$62 thousand
Fines
0.8%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Housing and community development3.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

11%

of Fenton'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
35%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Public transit$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.1 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$720 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$539 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$378 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$367 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$242 thousand
  • Sewer systems$112 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fenton. 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 Fenton 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.