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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Galway took in $3.0 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money50%Town taxes40%State tax money7.5%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.1%

What stands out

50%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
31%$903 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$283 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$211 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$220 thousand

County and local tax money50%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
50%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$54 thousand
Fines
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

6.7%

of Galway'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
50%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$688 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$365 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$368 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$281 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.7%$172 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$16 thousand
Social services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Galway. 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 Galway 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.