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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Galen took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%County and local tax money28%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.1%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
40%$542 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$124 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$222 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$381 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$36 thousand
Fines
1.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

8.5%

of Galen's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$938 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$938 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$367 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$129 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Galen. 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 Galen 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.